Some theoretical results on the second-order conservative phase field equation

In this paper, a theoretical research on the second-order conservative phase field (SOCPF) equation is presented. The theoretical results include the following three aspects. First, three new derivation methods for the SOCPF equation are given. The SOCPF equation can be viewed as the gradient flow, the special diffusion equation and the diffuse interface form of a sharp interface formulation for the piecewise constant function, respectively. These derivation methods help us to understand the SOCPF equation at different perspectives. Second, the conservation's properties of the solution of SOCPF equation are studied. Compared with the Cahn-Hilliard equation and the Allen-Cahn equation, it is found that the solution of SOCPF equation satisfies more conservation laws. Third, the wetting boundary condition for the SOCPF equation is investigated. We find that the no-flux boundary condition is equivalent to the wetting boundary condition for two-component phase field model. Moreover, applying the no-flux boundary conditions for $N$-component phase field model, we give a set of wetting boundary conditions for $N$ phase field parameters.

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