The Cahn-Hilliard Equation and the Allen-Cahn Equation on Manifolds with Conical Singularities

We consider the Cahn-Hilliard equation on a manifold with conical singularities. We first show the existence of bounded imaginary powers for suitable closed extensions of the bilaplacian. Combining results and methods from singular analysis with a theorem of Clément and Li we then prove the short time solvability of the Cahn-Hilliard equation in L_p-Mellin-Sobolev spaces and obtain the asymptotics of the solution near the conical points. We deduce, in particular, that regularity is preserved on the smooth part of the manifold and singularities remain confined to the conical points. We finally show how the Allen-Cahn equation can be treated by simpler considerations. Again we obtain short time solvability and the behavior near the conical points.     

On a nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard/Navier-Stokes system with degenerate mobility and singular potential for incompressible fluids with different densities

We consider a diffuse interface model describing flow and phase separation of a binary isothermal mixture of (partially) immiscible viscous incompressible Newtonian fluids having different densities. The model is the nonlocal version of the one derived by Abels, Garcke and Grün and consists in a inhomogeneous Navier-Stokes type system coupled with a convective nonlocal Cahn-Hilliard equation. This model was already analyzed in a paper by the same author, for the case of singular potential and non-degenerate mobility. Here, we address the physically more relevant situation of degenerate mobility and we prove existence of global weak solutions satisfying an energy inequality. The proof relies on a regularization technique based on a careful approximation of the singular potential. Existence and regularity of the pressure field is also discussed. Moreover, in two dimensions and for slightly more regular solutions, we establish the validity of the energy identity. We point out that in none of the existing contributions dealing with the original (local) Abels, Garcke Grün model, an energy identity in two dimensions is derived (only existence of weak solutions has been proven so far).     

Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to the Cahn-Hilliard Equation in Spherically Symmetric Domains

The Cahn-Hilliard equation is a fourth-order parabolic partial differential equation that is one of the leading models for the study of phase separation in isothermal, isotropic, binary mixtures, such as molten alloys. The asymptotic behavior of solutions to the Cahn-Hilliard equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions and the associated stationary problem have been studied. In particular, it is proved that the only possible stable equilibrium solutions in spherically symmetric domains are spherically symmetric and monotone in the radial direction.     

Existence and Asymptotic Behavior of the Wave Equation with Dynamic Boundary Conditions

The goal of this work is to study a model of the strongly damped wave equation with dynamic boundary conditions and nonlinear boundary/interior sources and nonlinear boundary/interior damping. First, applying the nonlinear semigroup theory, we show the existence and uniqueness of local in time solutions. In addition, we show that in the strongly damped case solutions gain additional regularity for positive times t>0. Second, we show that under some restrictions on the initial data and if the interior source dominates the interior damping term and if the boundary source dominates the boundary damping, then the solution grows as an exponential function. Moreover, in the absence of the strong damping term, we prove that the solution ceases to exists and blows up in finite time.     

An Impact of Stochastic Dynamic Boundary Conditions on the Evolution of the Cahn-Hilliard System

Abstract

Nonlinear systems are often subject to random influences. Sometimes the noise enters the system through physical boundaries and this leads to stochastic dynamic boundary conditions. A dynamic, as opposed to static, boundary condition involves the time derivative as well as spatial derivatives for the system state variables on the boundary. Although stochastic static (Neumann or Dirichet type) boundary conditions have been applied for stochastic partial differential equations, not much is known about the dynamical impact of stochastic dynamic boundary conditions. The purpose of this article is to study possible impacts of stochastic dynamic boundary conditions on the long term dynamics of the Cahn-Hilliard equation arising in the materials science. We show that the dimension estimation of the random attractor increases as the coefficient for the dynamic term in the stochastic dynamic boundary condition decreases. However, the dimension of the random attractor is not affected by the corresponding stochastic static boundary condition.     

连续Josephson结系统解的长时间行为

讲座了超导中连续Josephson结系统解的渐近行为,利用先验估计证明了当时间趋于无穷时解收敛于对应稳态问题的解。     

The Boundary Regularity of a Weak Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equation and its Connection to the Interior Regularity of Pressure

We assume that v is a weak solution to the non-steady Navier-Stokes initial-boundary value problem that satisfies the strong energy inequality in its domain and the Prodi-Serrin integrability condition in the neighborhood of the boundary. We show the consequences for the regularity of v near the boundary and the connection with the interior regularity of an associated pressure and the time derivative of v.     

On the Evolutionary Dynamics of the Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Cut-Off Mass Source

We investigate the effect of cut-off logistic source on evolutionary dynamics of a generalized Cahn-Hilliard (CH) equation in this paper. It is a well-known fact that the maximum principle does not hold for the CH equation. Therefore, a generalized CH equation with logistic source may cause the negative concentration blow-up problem in finite time. To overcome this drawback, we propose the cut-off logistic source such that only the positive value greater than a given critical concentration can grow. We consider the temporal profiles of numerical results in the one-, two-, and three-dimensional spaces to examine the effect of extra mass source. Numerical solutions are obtained using a finite difference multigrid solver. Moreover, we perform numerical tests for tumor growth simulation, which is a typical application of generalized CH equations in biology. We apply the proposed cut-off logistic source term and have good results.     

Random Dynamics of the Boussinesq System with Dynamical Boundary Conditions

Abstract

A coupled system of the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations and the salinity transport equation with spatially correlated white noise on the boundary as well as in fluid is investigated. The noise affects the system through a dynamical boundary condition. This system may be considered as a model for gravity currents in oceanic fluids. The noise is due to uncertainty in salinity flux on fluid boundary. After transforming this system into a random dynamical system, we first obtain asymptotic estimates on system evolution, and then show that the long time dynamics is captured by a random attractor.     

一类修正的Navier-Stokes方程的长时间性态

该文主要讨论,Rⁿ上一类修正的 Navier-Stokes 方程弱解的长时间性态, 通过进一步改进Fourier分解方法, 得到了当初速度u_0∈ L² ∩L¹时其弱解在L² 范数下的最优衰减率为 (1+t)^n/4 同时该文也给出了修正的Navier-Stokes 方程与经典Navier-Stokes 方程的误差估计.     

一类带有非线性边界条件的拟线性抛物型方程解的大时间性态

本文讨论一类带有非线性边界条件的拟线性抛物型方程解的大时间性态，给出了解整体存在的充分必要条件．     

A New Boundary Element Method for the Biharmonic Equation with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions

We consider a scalar boundary integral formulation for the biharmonic equation based on the Almansi representation. This formulation was derived by the first author in an earlier paper. Our aim here is to prove the ellipticity of the integral operator and hence establish convergence of and error bounds for Galerkin boundary element methods. The theory applies both in two and three dimensions, but only for star-shaped domains. Numerical results in two dimensions confirm our analysis.     

具有浓度迁移率和对数势能的粘性Cahn-Hilliard方程的有限元算法

对于具有浓度迁移率和对数势能的粘性Cahn-Hilliard方程,在空间上采用混合有限元方法进行了离散,在时间上采用Crank-Nicolson格式进行了离散.首先,证明了该全离散格式的无条件能量稳定性.其次,详细地证明了H~1空间上的最优误差估计.最后,通过一些算例对所提格式的有效性进行了验证.结果表明,理论分析与数值实验相一致.     

具多种边界条件的3维Navier-Stokes方程的吸引子维数估计

本文在3维薄区域Ωε=ω×(0,ε)上讨论Navier-Stokes方程吸引子的Hausdorff维数.首先对六种不同空间边界条件,分3类给出吸引子维数估计;然后针对其中一种做进一步讨论,得到更精细估计,使得吸引子维数与区域厚度ε的依赖关系明显化.     

Long Time Asymptotic Behavior of Solution of Difference Scheme for a Semilinear Parabolic Equation

In this paper we prove that the solution of implicit difference scheme for a semilinear parabolic equation converges to the solution of difference scheme for the corresponding nonlinear stationary problem as $t\rightarrow\infty$. For the discrete solution of nonlinear parabolic problem, we get its long time asymptotic behavior which is similar to that of the continuous solution. For simplicity, we consider one-dimensional problem.     

Effective Boundary Conditions for the Heat Equation with Interior Inclusion

Of concern is the scenario of a heat equation on a domain that contains a thin layer, on which the thermal conductivity is drastically different from that in the bulk. The multi-scales in the spatial variable and the thermal conductivity lead to computational difficulties, so we may think of the thin layer as a thickless surface, on which we impose "effective boundary conditions"(EBCs). These boundary conditions not only ease the computational burden, but also reveal the effect of the inclusion. In this paper, by considering the asymptotic behavior of the heat equation with interior inclusion subject to Dirichlet boundary condition, as the thickness of the thin layer shrinks, we derive, on a closed curve inside a two-dimensional domain, EBCs which include a Poisson equation on the curve, and a non-local one. It turns out that the EBCs depend on the magnitude of the thermal conductivity in the thin layer,compared to the reciprocal of its thickness.     

Numerical Analysis of the Allen-Cahn Equation with Coarse Meshes

In this paper, we consider the finite difference semi-discretization of the Allen-Cahn equation with the diffuse interface parameter $\varepsilon$. While it is natural to make the mesh size parameter $h$ smaller than $\varepsilon$, it is desirable that $h$ is as big as possible in view of computational costs. In fact, when $h$ is bigger than $\varepsilon$ (i.e., the mesh is relatively coarse), it is observed that the numerical solution does not move at all. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the mechanism of this phenomenon. We will prove that the numerical solution converges to that of the ordinary equation without the diffusion term if $h$ is bigger than $\varepsilon$. Numerical examples are presented to support the result.     

泊松类型方程边界元解法

本文采用高阶拉普拉斯算子基本解将泊松类型方程的区域积分全部变换成边界积分，使计算问题的维数减少一维．通过斯托克斯方程的算例，表明本文所用的方法是有效的方法。     

The Long Time Behaviors of Non-autonomous Navier-Stokes Equations with Linear Dampness on the Whole R2 Space

In this paper, the long time behaviors of non-autonomous Navier-Stokes equations with linear dampness on the whole R² space are considered. The existence of uniform attractor is proved when the external force terms satisfy suitable conditions. Moreover, the upper bounds of the uniform attractor's Hausdorff and Fractal dimensions are obtained.     

Thin Sets and Boundary Behavior of Solutions of the Helmholtz Equation

The Martin boundary for positive solutions of the Helmholtz equation in n-dimensional Euclidean space may be identified with the unit sphere. Let v denote the solution that is represented by Lebesgue surface measure on the sphere. We define a notion of thin set at the boundary and prove that for each positive solution of the Helmholtz equation, u, there is a thin set such that u/v has a limit at Lebesgue almost every point of the sphere if boundary points are approached with respect to the Martin topology outside this thin set. We deduce a limit result for u/v in the spirit of Nagel–Stein (1984).