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Mathematics of Computation

Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1960 (published as Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation 1943-1959), Mathematics of Computation is devoted to research articles of the highest quality in computational mathematics.

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A second-order accurate linearized difference scheme for the two-dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation
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Math. Comp. 64 (1995), 1463-1471 Request permission

Abstract:

The Cahn-Hilliard equation is a nonlinear evolutionary equation that is of fourth order in space. In this paper a linearized finite difference scheme is derived by the method of reduction of order. It is proved that the scheme is uniquely solvable and convergent with the convergence rate of order two in a discrete ${L_2}$-norm. The coefficient matrix of the difference system is symmetric and positive definite, so many well-known iterative methods (e.g. Gauss-Seidel, SOR) can be used to solve the system.
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  • © Copyright 1995 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 64 (1995), 1463-1471
  • MSC: Primary 65M06; Secondary 65M12
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1995-1308465-4
  • MathSciNet review: 1308465