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The Cahn–Hilliard equation and some of its variants

  • Received: 31 August 2017 Accepted: 31 August 2017 Published: 06 September 2017
  • Our aim in this article is to review and discuss the Cahn–Hilliard equation, as well as some of its variants. Such variants have applications in, e.g., biology and image inpainting.

    Citation: Alain Miranville. The Cahn–Hilliard equation and some of its variants[J]. AIMS Mathematics, 2017, 2(3): 479-544. doi: 10.3934/Math.2017.2.479

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  • Our aim in this article is to review and discuss the Cahn–Hilliard equation, as well as some of its variants. Such variants have applications in, e.g., biology and image inpainting.


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