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In this paper we consider two different Stefan problems for a semi-infinite material for the non classical heat equation with a source which depends on the heat flux at the fixed face x = 0. One of them (with constant temperature on x = 0)…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-10-17 Julieta Bollati , Maria F. Natale , Jose A. Semitiel , Domingo A. Tarzia

The article examines a linear-quadratic Neumann control problem that is governed by a non-coercive elliptic equation. Due to the non-self-adjoint nature of the linear control-to-state operator, it is necessary to independently study both…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-25 Thomas Apel , Mariano Mateos , Arnd Rösch

We discuss the feedback control problem for a two-dimensional two-phase Stefan problem. In our approach, we use a sharp interface representation in combination with mesh-movement to track the interface position. To attain a feedback…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-22 Björn Baran , Peter Benner , Jens Saak

This paper considers a safe trajectory tracking of the Stefan problem with a second-order moving boundary dynamics. The model is given by a parabolic Partial Differential Equation (PDE) defined on a time-varying domain of moving boundary…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Shumon Koga , Miroslav Krstic

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 analyze space-time finite element methods for the numerical solution of distributed parabolic optimal control problems with energy regularization in the Bochner space $L^2(0,T;H^{-1}(\Omega))$. By duality, the related norm can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Ulrich Langer , Olaf Steinbach , Fredi Tröltzsch , Huidong Yang

We prove strong convergence to singular limits for a linearized fully inhomogeneous Stefan problem subject to surface tension and kinetic undercooling effects. Different combinations of $\sigma \to \sigma_0$ and $\delta \to\delta_0$, where…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-12-20 Jan Pruess , Juergen Saal , Gieri Simonett

We consider the variational discretization of a linear-quadratic optimal control problem with pointwise control and state constraints. In order to allow for a Fr\'echet smooth norm, the problem is reformulated by means of a reflexive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2010-08-24 Morten Vierling

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 finite velocities until the contact. Under these assumptions, we construct a smooth…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. G. Danilov

We consider the problem of recovering the initial condition in the one-dimensional one-phase Stefan problem for the heat equation from the knowledge of the position of the melting point. We first recall some properties of the free boundary…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-27 Chifaa Ghanmi , Saloua Mani Aouadi , Faouzi Triki

We study a multiscale stochastic optimal control problem subject to state constraints on the slow variable. To address this class of problems, we develop a rigorous theoretical framework based on singular perturbation analysis, tailored to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Anderson O. Calixto , Bernardo Freitas Paulo da Costa , Glauco Valle

We investigate a hierarchical control problem for a one-dimensional Stefan system with localized distributed controls. The setting combines a Stackelberg strategy with a Nash equilibrium among multiple followers, yielding a multi-objective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Thiago C. A de Carvalho , Suerlan Silva , Gilcenio R. de Sousa-Neto , Franciane de B. Vieira

In this paper we propose a new finite element method for solving elliptic optimal control problems with pointwise state constraints, including the distributed controls and the Dirichlet or Neumann boundary controls. The main idea is to use…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-07 Wei Gong , Zhiyu Tan

We consider a steady-state heat conduction problem in a multidimensional bounded domain Omega for the Poisson equation with constant internal energy g and mixed boundary conditions given by a constant temperature b in the portion Gamma_1 of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-06 Julieta Bollati , Claudia M. Gariboldi , Domingo A. Tarzia

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

We consider a numerical approximation of a linear quadratic control problem constrained by the stochastic heat equation with non-homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. This involves a combination of distributed and boundary control, as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-28 Peter Benner , Tony Stillfjord , Christoph Trautwein

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

A thermodynamically consistent two-phase Stefan problem with temperature-dependent 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 2016-12-20 Jan Pruess , Gieri Simonett , Mathias Wilke

In this work, we present numerical analysis for a distributed optimal control problem, with box constraint on the control, governed by a subdiffusion equation which involves a fractional derivative of order $\alpha\in(0,1)$ in time. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-22 Bangti Jin , Buyang Li , Zhi Zhou

We study a one-dimensional one-phase Stefan problem with a Neumann boundary condition on the fixed part of the boundary. We construct the unique self-similar solution, and show that starting from arbitrary initial data, solution orbits…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-02-05 Danielle Hilhorst , Sabrina Roscani , Piotr Rybka