Stable second-order schemes for the space-fractional Cahn–Hilliard and Allen–Cahn equations

Abstract

In this paper, we propose stable second-order numerical schemes for the fractional Cahn–Hilliard and Allen–Cahn equations, which are based on the convex splitting in time and the Fourier spectral method in space. It is shown that the scheme for the fractional Cahn–Hilliard equation preserves mass. Meanwhile, the unique solvability and energy stability of the numerical schemes for the fractional Cahn–Hilliard and Allen–Cahn equations are proved. Finally, we present some numerical experiments to confirm the accuracy and the effectiveness of the proposed methods.