Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow

Fischer JL, Marveggio A. Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow. arXiv, 10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143.

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Phase-field models such as the Allen-Cahn equation may give rise to the formation and evolution of geometric shapes, a phenomenon that may be analyzed rigorously in suitable scaling regimes. In its sharp-interface limit, the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation with a potential with N≥3 distinct minima has been conjectured to describe the evolution of branched interfaces by multiphase mean curvature flow. In the present work, we give a rigorous proof for this statement in two and three ambient dimensions and for a suitable class of potentials: As long as a strong solution to multiphase mean curvature flow exists, solutions to the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation with well-prepared initial data converge towards multiphase mean curvature flow in the limit of vanishing interface width parameter ε↘0. We even establish the rate of convergence O(ε1/2). Our approach is based on the gradient flow structure of the Allen-Cahn equation and its limiting motion: Building on the recent concept of "gradient flow calibrations" for multiphase mean curvature flow, we introduce a notion of relative entropy for the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation with multi-well potential. This enables us to overcome the limitations of other approaches, e.g. avoiding the need for a stability analysis of the Allen-Cahn operator or additional convergence hypotheses for the energy at positive times.
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2022-03-31
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Fischer JL, Marveggio A. Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow. arXiv. doi:10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143
Fischer, J. L., & Marveggio, A. (n.d.). Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143
Fischer, Julian L, and Alice Marveggio. “Quantitative Convergence of the Vectorial Allen-Cahn Equation towards Multiphase Mean Curvature Flow.” ArXiv, n.d. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143.
J. L. Fischer and A. Marveggio, “Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow,” arXiv. .
Fischer JL, Marveggio A. Quantitative convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature flow. arXiv, 10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143.
Fischer, Julian L., and Alice Marveggio. “Quantitative Convergence of the Vectorial Allen-Cahn Equation towards Multiphase Mean Curvature Flow.” ArXiv, doi:10.48550/ARXIV.2203.17143.
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