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A practical numerical scheme for the ternary Cahn–Hilliard system with a logarithmic free energy

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  • Jeong, Darae
  • Kim, Junseok

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We consider a practically stable finite difference method for the ternary Cahn–Hilliard system with a logarithmic free energy modeling the phase separation of a three-component mixture. The numerical scheme is based on a linear unconditionally gradient stable scheme by Eyre and is solved by an efficient and accurate multigrid method. The logarithmic function has a singularity at zero. To remove the singularity, we regularize the function near zero by using a quadratic polynomial approximation. We perform a convergence test, a linear stability analysis, and a robustness test of the ternary Cahn–Hilliard equation. We observe that our numerical solutions are convergent, consistent with the exact solutions of linear stability analysis, and stable with practically large enough time steps. Using the proposed numerical scheme, we also study the temporal evolution of morphology patterns during phase separation in one-, two-, and three-dimensional spaces.

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  • Jeong, Darae & Kim, Junseok, 2016. "A practical numerical scheme for the ternary Cahn–Hilliard system with a logarithmic free energy," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 442(C), pages 510-522.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:442:y:2016:i:c:p:510-522
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2015.09.038
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