Second order stabilized semi-implicit scheme for the Cahn–Hilliard model with dynamic boundary conditions

Abstract

We study the numerical algorithm and error analysis for the Cahn–Hilliard equation with dynamic boundary conditions. A second-order in time, linear and energy stable scheme is proposed, which is an extension of the first-order stabilized approach. The corresponding energy stability and convergence analysis of the scheme are derived theoretically. Some numerical experiments are performed to verify the effectiveness and accuracy of the second-order numerical scheme, including numerical simulations under various initial conditions and energy potential functions, and comparisons with the literature works.