An Error Bound for the Finite Element Approximation of a Model for Phase Separation of a Multi-Compo

An error bound is proved for a fully practical piecewise linear finite element approximation, using a backward-Euler time discretization, of a model for phase separation of a multi-component alloy. Numerical experiments with three components in one and two space dimensions are also presented.

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