Convergence of a Robin boundary approximation for a Cahn-Hilliard system with dynamic boundary conditions

Knopf, Patrik and Lam, Kei Fong (2020) Convergence of a Robin boundary approximation for a Cahn-Hilliard system with dynamic boundary conditions. NONLINEARITY, 33 (8). pp. 4191-4235. ISSN 0951-7715, 1361-6544

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Abstract

We prove the existence of unique weak solutions to an extension of a Cahn-Hilliard model proposed recently by C Liu and H Wu (2019Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal.233167-247), in which the new dynamic boundary condition is further generalised with an affine linear relation between the surface and bulk phase field variables. As a first approach to tackle more general and nonlinear relations, we investigate the existence of unique weak solutions to a regularisation by a Robin boundary condition. Included in our analysis is the case where there is no diffusion for the surface phase field, which causes new difficulties for the analysis of the Robin system. Furthermore, for the case of affine linear relations, we show the weak convergence of solutions as the regularisation parameter tends to zero, and derive an error estimate between the two models. This is supported by numerical experiments which also demonstrate some non-trivial dynamics for the extended Liu-Wu model that is not present in the original model.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: NUMERICAL-ANALYSIS; ALLEN-CAHN; VARIATIONAL APPROACH; EQUATION; CONTACT; SCHEMES; MODEL; Cahn-Hilliard equation; dynamic boundary conditions; penalisation via Robin boundary conditions; gradient flow
Subjects: 500 Science > 510 Mathematics
Divisions: Mathematics > Prof. Dr. Harald Garcke
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2021 11:29
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2021 11:29
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/44124

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