Convergence analysis of exponential time differencing scheme for the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation

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Main Authors: Zhang, Danni, Wang, Dongling
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author Zhang, Danni
Wang, Dongling
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Wang, Dongling
contents In this paper, we present a rigorous proof of the convergence of first order and second order exponential time differencing (ETD) schemes for solving the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard (NCH) equation. The spatial discretization employs the Fourier spectral collocation method, while the time discretization is implemented using ETD-based multistep schemes. The absence of a higher-order diffusion term in the NCH equation poses a significant challenge to its convergence analysis. To tackle this, we introduce new error decomposition formulas and employ the higher-order consistency analysis. These techniques enable us to establish the $\ell^\infty$ bound of numerical solutions under some natural constraints. By treating the numerical solution as a perturbation of the exact solution, we derive optimal convergence rates in $\ell^\infty(0,T;H_h^{-1})\cap \ell^2(0,T; \ell^2)$. We conduct several numerical experiments to validate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed schemes, including convergence tests and the observation of long-term coarsening dynamics.
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spellingShingle Convergence analysis of exponential time differencing scheme for the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation
Zhang, Danni
Wang, Dongling
Numerical Analysis
In this paper, we present a rigorous proof of the convergence of first order and second order exponential time differencing (ETD) schemes for solving the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard (NCH) equation. The spatial discretization employs the Fourier spectral collocation method, while the time discretization is implemented using ETD-based multistep schemes. The absence of a higher-order diffusion term in the NCH equation poses a significant challenge to its convergence analysis. To tackle this, we introduce new error decomposition formulas and employ the higher-order consistency analysis. These techniques enable us to establish the $\ell^\infty$ bound of numerical solutions under some natural constraints. By treating the numerical solution as a perturbation of the exact solution, we derive optimal convergence rates in $\ell^\infty(0,T;H_h^{-1})\cap \ell^2(0,T; \ell^2)$. We conduct several numerical experiments to validate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed schemes, including convergence tests and the observation of long-term coarsening dynamics.
title Convergence analysis of exponential time differencing scheme for the nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00572