On the rate of convergence of Yosida approximation for the nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard equation

Abstract

Abstract It is well-known that one can construct solutions to the nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard equation with singular potentials via Yosida approximation with parameter $\lambda \to 0$. The usual method is based on compactness arguments and does not provide any rate of convergence. Here, we fill the gap and we obtain an explicit convergence rate $\sqrt{\lambda }$. The proof is based on the theory of maximal monotone operators and an observation that the nonlocal operator is of Hilbert–Schmidt type. Our estimate can provide convergence result for the Galerkin methods where the parameter $\lambda $ could be linked to the discretization parameters, yielding appropriate error estimates.