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A NUMERICAL METHOD FOR SOLVING ALLEN-CAHN EQUATION

  • Received : 2010.06.18
  • Accepted : 2010.10.30
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

We propose a numerical method for solving Allen-Cahn equation, in both one-dimensional and two-dimensional cases. The new scheme that is explicit, stable, and easy to compute is obtained and the proposed method provides a straightforward and effective way for nonlinear evolution equations.

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