Dear Andy,

Yes, it works. Thank you very much!

Best Regards,
Rui


On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Andrew Reeve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Rui,
>
> Does changing 'L' to a floating point value (40.0 instead of 40)
> improve the first script?
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:48 PM, rui tu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  Dear FiPy group,
>>
>> I am trying to solve a very simple Cahn-Hilliard equation in FiPy, where
>> I am using a scaling parameter, L, to adjust the dimensions of the domain.
>>  When I set the length, L = 40, the equation cannot be solved (test1.py).
>>
>>  However, t if I set L = 0.4 e-5.*Magnification
>>
>> where
>>
>>         Magnification = 1.0e7
>>
>> which numerically is ALSO equal to 40, the equation becomes
>> solvable(test2.py). I am baffled by this, and cannot understand why one
>> simulation works and the other one doesn't.
>>
>> By typing,
>>
>>         diff test1.py test2.py
>>
>> in a shell terminal you can find:
>>
>>     16c16,17
>>     < L = 40 # dimension of simulation domain
>>     ---
>>     > Magnification = 1.0e7 # magnification
>>     > L = 0.4e-5*Magnification # dimension of simulation domain
>>
>> which proves that the both have the same L value. The only difference is
>> how it is being inputed. I am attaching both scripts, test1.py and test2.py
>>
>> I would appreciate your help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rui
>>
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