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Recently it was obtained in [Tarzia, Thermal Sci. 21A (2017) 1-11] for the classical two-phase Lam\'e-Clapeyron-Stefan problem an equivalence between the temperature and convective boundary conditions at the fixed face under a certain…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-10-17 Julieta Bollati , Domingo A. Tarzia

We consider the Stefan problem with surface tension, also known as the Stefan-Gibbs-Thomson problem, in an ambient space of arbitrary dimension. Assuming the radial symmetry of the initial data we introduce a novel "probabilistic" notion of…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-03-30 Sergey Nadtochiy , Mykhaylo Shkolnikov

In this paper, a one-phase Stefan-type problem for a semi-infinite material which has as its main feature a variable latent heat that depends on the power of the position and the velocity of the moving boundary is studied. Exact solutions…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-24 Julieta Bollati , Domingo A. Tarzia

We study the supercooled Stefan problem in arbitrary dimensions. First, we study general solutions and their irregularities, showing generic fractal freezing and nucleation, based on a novel Markovian gluing principle. In contrast, we then…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-12 Raymond Chu , Inwon Kim , Sebastian Munoz

In this chapter we consider different approximations for the one-dimensional one-phase Stefan problem corresponding to the fusion process of a semi-infinite material with a temperature boundary condition at the fixed face and non-linear…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-06-21 Julieta Bollati , María F. Natale , José A. Semitiel , Domingo A. Tarzia

In this paper we formulate a Stefan problem appropriate when the thermophysical properties are distinct in each phase and the phase-change temperature is size or velocity dependent. Thermophysical properties invariably take different values…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-04-12 Timothy G. Myers , Matthew G. Hennessy , Marc Calvo-Schwarzwälder

Different one-phase Stefan problems for a semi-infinite slab are considered, involving a moving phase change material as well as temperature dependent thermal coefficients. Existence of at least one similarity solution is proved imposing a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-12 Julieta Bollati , Adriana C. Briozzo

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

A one phase Stefan problem in nonlinear conduction is considered. The problem is shown to admit a unique solution for small times. An exact solution is obtained which is a travelling front moving with constant speed.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. de Lillo , M. C. Salvatori

The classical one-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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-22 Mahir Hadžić , Steve Shkoller

We develop a new variational formulation of the inverse Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundary. We employ optimal control framework,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-11-01 Ugur G. Abdulla

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 $n-1$. - The solution admits a $C^\infty$-expansion at all singular points, up to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-25 Alessio Figalli , Xavier Ros-Oton , Joaquim Serra

We assume that the Stefan problem with undercooling has a classical solution until the moment of contact of free boundaries and the free boundaries have continuous velocities until the moment of contact. Under these assumptions, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 V. G. Danilov , V. Yu. Rudnev

We show uniqueness of solutions to the two-phase Stefan problem which have signed measures as initial data.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-09-22 Marianne K. Korten , Cherles N. Moore

An approximate equation for the effective conductivity sigma_eff of systems with a finite maximal scale of inhomogeneities is deduced. An exact solution of this equation is found and its physical meaning is discussed. A two-phase randomly…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 S. A. Bulgadaev

We analyse an operator arising in the description of singular solutions to the two-dimensional Keller-Segel problem. It corresponds to the linearised operator in parabolic self-similar variables, close to a concentrated stationary state.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-11-17 Charles Collot , Tej-Eddine Ghoul , Nader Masmoudi , Van Tien Nguyen

We develop a new variational formulation of the inverse Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundary. We employ optimal control framework,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-09 Ugur G. Abdulla

An explicit solution of a similarity type is obtained for a one-phase Stefan problem in a semi-infinite material using Kummer functions. Motivated by [D.A. Tarzia, Relationship between Neumann solutions for two phase Lam\'e-Clapeyron-Stefan…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-10-31 Julieta Bollati , Domingo Alberto Tarzia

We study self-similar solutions of a multi-phase Stefan problem, first in the case of one space variable, and then in the radial multidimensional case. In both these cases we prove that a nonlinear algebraic system for determination of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-01-30 Evgeny Yu. Panov

In this article it is proved the existence of similarity solutions for a one-phase Stefan problem with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and a Robin condition at the fixed face. The temperature distribution is obtained through a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-06-22 Andrea N. Ceretani , Natalia N. Salva , Domingo A. Tarzia