An Error Bound for the Finite Element Approximation of the Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Free Energy
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An error bound is proved for a fully practical piecewise linear nite element approximation, using a backward Euler time discretization, of the Cahn-Hilliard equation with a logarithmic free energy.
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