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The singular set in the Stefan problem

Analysis of PDEs 2021-03-25 v1

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the singular set in the Stefan problem and prove the following results: - The singular set has parabolic Hausdorff dimension at most n1n-1. - The solution admits a CC^\infty-expansion at all singular points, up to a set of parabolic Hausdorff dimension at most n2n-2. - In R3\mathbb R^3, the free boundary is smooth for almost every time tt, and the set of singular times SR\mathcal S\subset \mathbb R has Hausdorff dimension at most 1/21/2. These results provide us with a refined understanding of the Stefan problem's singularities and answer some long-standing open questions in the field.

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@article{arxiv.2103.13379,
  title  = {The singular set in the Stefan problem},
  author = {Alessio Figalli and Xavier Ros-Oton and Joaquim Serra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.13379},
  year   = {2021}
}
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