Abstract:
We consider the Cahn–Hilliard equation in the case where its solution depends on two spatial variables, with homogeneous Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions, and also periodic boundary conditions. For these three boundary value problems, we study the problem of local bifurcations arising when changing stability by spatially homogeneous equilibrium states. We show that the nature of bifurcations that lead to spatially inhomogeneous solutions is strongly related to the choice of boundary conditions. In the case of homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions, spatially inhomogeneous equilibrium states occur in a neighborhood of a homogeneous equilibrium state, depending on both spatial variables. An alternative scenario is realized in analyzing the Neumann problem and the periodic boundary value problem. In these, as a result of bifurcations, invariant manifolds formed by spatially inhomogeneous solutions occur. The dimension of these manifolds ranges from 1 to 3. In analyzing three boundary value problems, we use methods of infinite-dimensional dynamical system theory and asymptotic methods. Using the integral manifold method together with the techniques of normal form theory allows us to analyze the stability of bifurcating invariant manifolds and also to derive asymptotic formulas for spatially inhomogeneous solutions forming these manifolds.
Keywords:
Cahn–Hilliard equation, boundary value problem, stability, local bifurcation, invariant manifold, attractor, spatially inhomogeneous equilibrium state.
Citation:
A. N. Kulikov, D. A. Kulikov, “Cahn–Hilliard equation with two spatial variables. Pattern formation”, TMF, 207:3 (2021), 438–457; Theoret. and Math. Phys., 207:3 (2021), 782–798
This publication is cited in the following 4 articles:
A.N. Kulikov, D.A. Kulikov, “Existence, stability and the number of two-dimensional invariant manifolds for the convective Cahn–Hilliard equation”, Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 12 (2024), 100946
A. N. Kulikov, D. A. Kulikov, “Bifurcations of Invariant Manifolds for a Periodic Boundary Value Problem for a Generalized Version of the Cahn–Hilliard Equation”, Lobachevskii J Math, 45:11 (2024), 5593
A. N. Kulikov, D. A. Kulikov, “Local attractors of one of the original versions of the Kuramoto–Sivashinsky equation”, Theoret. and Math. Phys., 215:3 (2023), 751–768
R. Abazari, H. Rezazadeh, L. Akinyemi, M. Inc, “Numerical simulation of a binary alloy of 2D Cahn–Hilliard model for phase separation”, Comp. Appl. Math., 41:8 (2022)