High order finite element calculations for the deterministic Cahn-Hilliard equation

Autor: Goudenège, Ludovic, Martin, Daniel, Vial, Grégory
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Scientific Computing. August 2012, Volume 52, Issue 2, pp 294-321
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1007/s10915-011-9546-7
Popis: In this work, we propose a numerical method based on high degree continuous nodal elements for the Cahn-Hilliard evolution. The use of the p-version of the finite element method proves to be very efficient and favorably compares with other existing strategies (C^1 elements, adaptive mesh refinement, multigrid resolution, etc). Beyond the classical benchmarks, a numerical study has been carried out to investigate the influence of a polynomial approximation of the logarithmic free energy and the bifurcations near the first eigenvalue of the Laplace operator.
Databáze: arXiv