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This paper is devoted to a proof of optimal regularity, near the initial state, for weak solutions to the two-phase parabolic obstacle problem. The approach used here is general enough to allow us to consider the initial data belonging to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-10-27 D. E. Apushkinskaya , N. N. Uraltseva

In this paper we consider a one-dimensional one-phase Stefan problem corresponding to the solidification process of a semi-infinite material with a convective boundary condition at the fixed face. The exact solution of this problem,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-08-09 Julieta Bollati , José A. Semitiel , Domingo A. Tarzia

This contribution presents a backstepping-based state feedback design for the tracking control of a two-phase Stefan problem which is encountered in the Vertical Gradient Freeze crystal growth process. A two-phase Stefan problem consists of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-14 Stefan Ecklebe , Frank Woittennek , Jan Winkler

We study the regularity of the bounded self-similar solution to the one-phase Stefan problem with fractional diffusion posed on the whole line. In terms of the enthalpy $h(x,t)$, the evolution problem reads \[ \begin{cases} \partial_t h +…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-22 Marcos Llorca , Juan Luis Vázquez

The work in this paper concerns the study of different approximations for one-dimensional one-phase Stefan-like problems with a space-dependent latent heat. It is considered two different problems, which differ from each other in their…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-22 Julieta Bollati , Domingo A. Tarzia

The non-local in space two-phase Stefan problem (a prototype in phase change problems) can be formulated via a singular nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equation which admits a unique weak solution. This formulation makes Stefan…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Ioannis Athanasopoulos , Luis Caffarelli , Emmanouil Milakis

The technique of periodic homogenization with two-scale convergence is applied to the analysis of a two-phase Stefan-type problem that arises in the study of a periodic array of melting ice bars. For this "reduced model" we prove results on…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-13 Isabell Graf , John M. Stockie

We aim at the development and analysis of the numerical schemes for approximately solving the backward diffusion-wave problem, which involves a fractional derivative in time with order $\alpha\in(1,2)$. From terminal observations at two…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-16 Zhengqi Zhang , Zhi Zhou

The qualitative behavior of a thermodynamically consistent two-phase Stefan problem with surface tension and with or without kinetic undercooling is studied. It is shown that these problems generate local semiflows in well-defined state…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-27 Jan Pruess , Gieri Simonett , Rico Zacher

The two-phase Stefan problem describes the temperature distribution in a homogeneous medium undergoing a phase transition such as ice melting to water. This is accomplished by solving the heat equation on a time-dependent domain, composed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-07-05 Mahir Hadzic , Gustavo Navarro , Steve Shkoller

We prove the global-time existence of weak solutions to the supercooled Stefan problem. Our result holds in general space dimensions and with a general class of initial data. In addition, our solution is maximal in the sense of a certain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Sunhi Choi , Inwon C. Kim , Young-Heon Kim

The present article is dedicated to the forward and backward solution of a transient one-phase Stefan problem. In the forward problem, we compute the evolution of the initial domain for a Stefan problem where the melting temperature varies…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-17 Marc Dambrine , Helmut Harbrecht

Supercooled Stefan problems describe the evolution of the boundary between the solid and liquid phases of a substance, where the liquid is assumed to be cooled below its freezing point. Following the methodology of Delarue, Nadtochiy and…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-06-15 Christa Cuchiero , Stefan Rigger , Sara Svaluto-Ferro

This study investigates the melting process of a three-phase Stefan problem in a semi-infinite material, imposing a convective boundary condition at the fixed face. By employing a similarity-type transformation, the problem is reduced to a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Julieta Bollati , María Fernanda Natale , José Abel Semitiel , Domingo Alberto Tarzia

A solution of two-stage stochastic generalized equations is a pair: a first stage solution which is independent of realization of the random data and a second stage solution which is a function of random variables.This paper studies…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-15 Xiaojun Chen , Alexander Shapiro , Hailin Sun

In this paper, a backstepping observer and an output feedback control law are designed for the stabilization of the one-phase Stefan problem. The present result is an improvement of the recent full state feedback backstepping controller…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-28 Shumon Koga , Mamadou Diagne , Miroslav Krstic

We establish certain oscillation estimates for weak solutions to nonlinear, anomalous phase transitions modeled on the nonlocal two-phase Stefan problem. The problem is singular in time, is scaling deficient and influenced by far-off…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-25 Kyeongbae Kim , Ho-Sik Lee , Harsh Prasad

This paper develops a control and estimation design for the one-phase Stefan problem. The Stefan problem represents a liquid-solid phase transition as time evolution of a temperature profile in a liquid-solid material and its moving…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-20 Shumon Koga , Mamadou Diagne , Miroslav Krstic

We introduce a notion of viscosity solutions for the two-phase Stefan problem, which incorporates possible existence of a mushy region generated by the initial data. We show that a comparison principle holds between viscosity solutions, and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-10-21 Inwon C. Kim , Norbert Pozar

Recent results in the literature provide computational evidence that stabilized semi-implicit time-stepping method can efficiently simulate phase field problems involving fourth-order nonlinear dif- fusion, with typical examples like the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-06-22 Dong Li , Zhonghua Qiao , Tao Tang