scholarly journals Sharp-Interface Limits of the Cahn--Hilliard Equation with Degenerate Mobility

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alpha Albert Lee ◽  
Andreas Münch ◽  
Endre Süli
2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 401-402
Author(s):  
Alpha A Lee ◽  
Andreas Munch ◽  
Endre Suli

Analysis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Abels ◽  
Johannes Kampmann

AbstractWe rigorously prove the convergence of weak solutions to a model for lipid raft formation in cell membranes which was recently proposed in [H. Garcke, J. Kampmann, A. Rätz and M. Röger, A coupled surface-Cahn–Hilliard bulk-diffusion system modeling lipid raft formation in cell membranes, Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci. 26 2016, 6, 1149–1189] to weak (varifold) solutions of the corresponding sharp-interface problem for a suitable subsequence. In the system a Cahn–Hilliard type equation on the boundary of a domain is coupled to a diffusion equation inside the domain. The proof builds on techniques developed in [X. Chen, Global asymptotic limit of solutions of the Cahn–Hilliard equation, J. Differential Geom. 44 1996, 2, 262–311] for the corresponding result for the Cahn–Hilliard equation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-112
Author(s):  
BENOÎT PERTHAME ◽  
ALEXANDRE POULAIN

The degenerate Cahn–Hilliard equation is a standard model to describe living tissues. It takes into account cell populations undergoing short-range attraction and long-range repulsion effects. In this framework, we consider the usual Cahn–Hilliard equation with a singular single-well potential and degenerate mobility. These degeneracy and singularity induce numerous difficulties, in particular for its numerical simulation. To overcome these issues, we propose a relaxation system formed of two second-order equations which can be solved with standard packages. This system is endowed with an energy and an entropy structure compatible with the limiting equation. Here, we study the theoretical properties of this system: global existence and convergence of the relaxed system to the degenerate Cahn–Hilliard equation. We also study the long-time asymptotics which interest relies on the numerous possible steady states with given mass.


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