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Comp."],"abstract":"<p>\n                    We consider a fully practical finite element approximation of the degenerate Cahn\u2013Hilliard equation with elasticity: Find the conserved order parameter,\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"theta left-parenthesis x comma t right-parenthesis element-of left-bracket negative 1 comma 1 right-bracket\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mrow>\n                            <mml:mi>\n                              \u03b8\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mi>x<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mo>,<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mi>t<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u2208\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">[<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u2212\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mn>1<\/mml:mn>\n                            <mml:mo>,<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mn>1<\/mml:mn>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">]<\/mml:mo>\n                          <\/mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\theta (x,t)\\in [-1,1]<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    , and the displacement field,\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math 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right-parenthesis nabla left-bracket minus gamma normal upper Delta theta plus gamma Superscript negative 1 Baseline normal upper Psi prime left-parenthesis theta right-parenthesis plus one half c prime left-parenthesis theta right-parenthesis script upper C ModifyingBelow Below ModifyingBelow script upper E With bar With bar left-parenthesis u underbar right-parenthesis colon ModifyingBelow Below ModifyingBelow script upper E With bar With bar left-parenthesis u underbar right-parenthesis right-bracket right-parenthesis comma nabla period left-parenthesis c left-parenthesis theta right-parenthesis script upper C ModifyingBelow Below ModifyingBelow script upper E With bar With bar left-parenthesis u underbar right-parenthesis right-parenthesis 3rd Column a m p semicolon equals ModifyingBelow 0 With bar comma EndLayout\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mtable columnalign=\"right left right left right left right left right left right left\" 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      _\n                                      \n                                    <\/mml:mo>\n                                  <\/mml:munder>\n                                  <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo>\n                                  <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo>\n                                <\/mml:mstyle>\n                              <\/mml:mtd>\n                              <mml:mtd>\n                                <mml:mi>a<\/mml:mi>\n                                <mml:mi>m<\/mml:mi>\n                                <mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi>\n                                <mml:mo>;<\/mml:mo>\n                                <mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo>\n                                <mml:munder>\n                                  <mml:mn>0<\/mml:mn>\n                                  <mml:mo>\n                                    _\n                                    \n                                  <\/mml:mo>\n                                <\/mml:munder>\n                                <mml:mspace width=\"thinmathspace\"\/>\n                                <mml:mo>,<\/mml:mo>\n                              <\/mml:mtd>\n                            <\/mml:mtr>\n                          <\/mml:mtable>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\begin{align*} \\gamma \\,\\textstyle {\\frac {\\partial \\theta }{\\partial t}} &amp; = \\nabla \\,.\\, (b(\\theta ) \\,\\nabla \\,[- \\gamma \\, \\Delta \\theta + \\gamma ^{-1}\\, \\Psi \u2019(\\theta ) + \\textstyle \\frac 12\\,c\u2019(\\theta )\\,\\mathcal {C} \\,\\underline {\\underline {\\mathcal {E}}} (\\underline {u}): \\underline {\\underline {\\mathcal {E}}} (\\underline {u})]\\,) \\,, \\nonumber \\nabla \\,.\\, (c(\\theta ) \\,\\mathcal {C}\\, \\underline {\\underline {\\mathcal {E}}} (\\underline {u}) ) &amp; = \\underline {0}\\,, \\end{align*}<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/disp-formula>\n                    subject to an initial condition\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"theta Superscript 0 Baseline left-parenthesis dot right-parenthesis element-of left-bracket negative 1 comma 1 right-bracket\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mrow>\n                            <mml:msup>\n                              <mml:mi>\n                                \u03b8\n                                \n                              <\/mml:mi>\n                              <mml:mn>0<\/mml:mn>\n                            <\/mml:msup>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u22c5\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u2208\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">[<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u2212\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mn>1<\/mml:mn>\n                            <mml:mo>,<\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:mn>1<\/mml:mn>\n                            <mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">]<\/mml:mo>\n                          <\/mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\theta ^0(\\cdot ) \\in [-1,1]<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    on\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"theta\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mi>\n                            \u03b8\n                            \n                          <\/mml:mi>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\theta<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    and boundary conditions on both equations. Here\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"gamma element-of double-struck upper R Subscript greater-than 0\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mrow>\n                            <mml:mi>\n                              \u03b3\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              \u2208\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                            <mml:msub>\n                              <mml:mrow class=\"MJX-TeXAtom-ORD\">\n                                <mml:mrow class=\"MJX-TeXAtom-ORD\">\n                                  <mml:mi mathvariant=\"double-struck\">R<\/mml:mi>\n                                <\/mml:mrow>\n                              <\/mml:mrow>\n                              <mml:mrow class=\"MJX-TeXAtom-ORD\">\n                                <mml:mo>&gt;<\/mml:mo>\n                                <mml:mn>0<\/mml:mn>\n                              <\/mml:mrow>\n                            <\/mml:msub>\n                          <\/mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\gamma \\in {\\mathbb R}_{&gt;0}<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    is the interfacial parameter,\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"normal upper Psi\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">\n                            \u03a8\n                            \n                          <\/mml:mi>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\Psi<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    is a non-smooth double well potential,\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"script upper E underbar underbar\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:munder>\n                            <mml:munder>\n                              <mml:mrow class=\"MJX-TeXAtom-ORD\">\n                                <mml:mi class=\"MJX-tex-caligraphic\" mathvariant=\"script\">E<\/mml:mi>\n                              <\/mml:mrow>\n                              <mml:mo>\n                                _\n                                \n                              <\/mml:mo>\n                            <\/mml:munder>\n                            <mml:mo>\n                              _\n                              \n                            <\/mml:mo>\n                          <\/mml:munder>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\underline {\\underline {\\mathcal {E}}}<\/mml:annotation>\n                        <\/mml:semantics>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/inline-formula>\n                    is the symmetric strain tensor,\n                    <inline-formula content-type=\"math\/mathml\">\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" alttext=\"script upper C\">\n                        <mml:semantics>\n                          <mml:mrow class=\"MJX-TeXAtom-ORD\">\n                            <mml:mi class=\"MJX-tex-caligraphic\" mathvariant=\"script\">C<\/mml:mi>\n                          <\/mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\mathcal 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