Fully decoupled SAV Fourier-spectral scheme for the Cahn–Hilliard–Hele–Shaw system

Abstract

In this paper, we construct first- and second-order fully discrete schemes for the Cahn–Hilliard–Hele–Shaw system based on the Fourier-spectral method for spatial discretization. For temporal discretization, we combine two efficient approaches, including the scalar auxiliary variable (SAV) method for linearizing nonlinear potentials and the zero-energy-contribution method (ZEC) for decoupling nonlinear couplings. These schemes are linear, fully decoupled, and unconditionally energy stable, requiring only the solution of a sequence of elliptic equations with constant coefficients at each time step. The rigorous proof of the error analysis for the first-order scheme is shown. In addition, several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the stability, accuracy, and efficiency of the proposed scheme.