Solution methods for the Cahn-Hilliard equation discretized by conforming and non-conforming finite elements
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In this work we consider preconditioned iterative solution methods for numerical simulations of multiphase flow problems, modelled by the Cahn-Hilliard equation. We focus on the construction and efficiency of various preconditioning techniques and the effect of two discretization methods – conforming and non-conforming finite elements spaces – on those techniques.
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