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This work establishes a scaling limit theorem for the Stefan problem incorporating a mushy region, demonstrating that solutions to stochastic variants with turbulent transport terms converge to the solution to a deterministic partial…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Ioana Ciotir , Franco Flandoli , Dan Goreac

We study the existence and properties of solutions and free boundaries of the one-phase Stefan problem with fractional diffusion posed in $\mathbb{R}^N$. In terms of the enthalpy $h(x,t)$, the evolution equation reads $\partial_t…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-08-22 Félix del Teso , Jørgen Endal , Juan Luis Vázquez

A mathematical model for a one-phase change problem (particularly a Stefan problem) with a memory flux, is obtained. The hypothesis that the weighted sum of fluxes back in time is proportional to the gradient of temperature is considered.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-18 Sabrina Roscani , Julieta Bollati , Domingo Tarzia

A brief review of the Stefan problem of solidification from a mixture, and its main numerical solution methods is given. Simulation of this problem in 2D or 3D is most practically done on a regular grid, where a sharp solid-liquid interface…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-05-15 Robert D. Groot

This paper delves into the Inverse Stefan problem, specifically focusing on determining the time-dependent source coefficient in the parabolic heat equation governing heat transfer in a semi-infinite rod. The problem entails the intricate…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-22 Targyn A. Nauryz , Khumoyun Jabbarkhanov

Taking into account the recent works \cite{RoTaVe:2020} and \cite{Rys:2020}, we consider a phase-change problem for a one dimensional material with a non-local flux, expressed in terms of the Caputo derivative, which derives in a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-15 Sabrina Roscani , Katarzyna Ryszewska , Lucas Venturato

This paper presents the control design of the two-phase Stefan problem. The two-phase Stefan problem is a representative model of liquid-solid phase transition by describing the time evolutions of the temperature profile which is divided by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-31 Shumon Koga , Miroslav Krstic

Nanoscale solidification is becoming increasingly relevant in applications involving ultra-fast freezing processes and nanotechnology. However, thermal transport on the nanoscale is driven by infrequent collisions between thermal energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-19 Matthew G. Hennessy , Marc Calvo Schwarzwälder , Timothy G. Myers

Directional solidification occurs in industrial and natural processes, such as freeze-casting, metal processing, biological cryopreservation and freezing of soils. Translational temperature gradient stage allows to control the process of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-11-10 Michael Chasnitsky , Victor Yashunsky , Ido Braslavsky

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

The influence of solidification on the spreading of liquids is addressed in the situation of an advancing liquid wedge on a cold substrate at $T_p < T_f$, of infinite thermal conductivity, where $T_f$ is the melting temperature. We propose…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-10-28 Rémy Herbaut , Julien Dervaux , Philippe Brunet , Laurent Royon , Laurent Limat

We study the nonlocal Stefan problem, where the phase transition is described by a nonlocal diffusion as well as the change of enthalpy functions. By using a stochastic optimization approach introduced for the local case, we construct…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Raymond Chu , Inwon Kim , Young-Heon Kim , Kyeongsik Nam

We consider the inverse multiphase Stefan problem, where information on the heat flux on the fixed boundary is missing and must be found along with the temperature and free boundaries. Optimal control framework is pursued, where boundary…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-09-23 Ugur G. Abdulla , Bruno Poggi

The classical one-phase Stefan problem (without surface tension) allows for a continuum of steady state solutions, given by an arbitrary (but sufficiently smooth) domain together with zero temperature. We prove global-in-time stability of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-01-05 Mahir Hadžić , Steve Shkoller

In this paper we study the existence of traveling wave solutions for a free-boundary problem modeling the phase transition of a material where the heat is transported by both conduction and radiation. Specifically, we consider a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-03 Elena Demattè , Juan J. L. Velázquez

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

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

This paper presents results for the sampled-data boundary feedback control to the Stefan problem. The Stefan problem represents a liquid-solid phase change phenomenon which describes the time evolution of a material's temperature profile…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Shumon Koga , Iasson Karafyllis , Miroslav Krstic

We consider a family of multi-phase Stefan problems for a certain 1-d model of cell-to-cell adhesion and diffusion, which takes the form of a nonlinear forward-backward parabolic equation. In each material phase the cell density stays…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-08-04 K. Anguige

This paper deals with the exact controllability to the trajectories of the one--phase Stefan problem in one spatial dimension. This is a free-boundary problem that models solidification and melting processes. It is assumed that the physical…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-02-02 Jon Asier Bárcena-Petisco , Enrique Fernández-Cara , Diego A. Souza