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A refined convergence estimate for a fourth order finite difference numerical scheme to the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Jing Guo·Cheng Wang·Yue Yan·Xingye Yue
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In this article we present a refined convergence analysis for a second order accurate in time, fourth order finite difference numerical scheme for the 3-D Cahn-Hilliard equation, with an improved convergence constant. A modified backward differentiation formula temporal discretization is applied, and a Douglas-Dupont artificial regularization is included to ensure the energy stability. In fact, a standard application of discrete Gronwall inequality leads to a convergence constant dependent on the interface width parameter in an exponential singular form. We aim to obtain an improved estimate, with such a singular dependence only in a polynomial order. A uniform in time functional bounds of the numerical solution, including the higher order Sobolev norms, as well as the associated bounds for the first and second order temporal difference stencil, have to be carefully established. Certain recursive analysis has to be applied in the analysis for the BDF-style temporal stencil. As a result, we are able to apply a spectrum estimate for the linearized Cahn-Hilliard operator, and this technique leads to the refined error estimate. A three-dimensional numerical example of accuracy check is presented as well.

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Jing Guo, Cheng Wang, Yue Yan, Xingye Yue. 2024-04-06. A refined convergence estimate for a fourth order finite difference numerical scheme to the Cahn-Hilliard equation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04628

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