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We consider a one-dimensional free boundary problem governed by a nonlinear diffusion - convection equation with a Neumann condition at fixed face $x=0$, which is variable in time and a like Stefan convective condition on the free boundary.…
This paper continues the investigation of Du and Lou (J. European Math Soc, to appear), where the long-time behavior of positive solutions to a nonlinear diffusion equation of the form $u_t=u_{xx}+f(u)$ for $x$ over a varying interval…
Consider the following nonlinear one-dimensional stochastic fractional heat equation $$\frac{\partial }{\partial t}u(t, x)= -(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}u(t, x) +\sigma(t,x,u(t,x)) \dot{W}(t, x), $$ where $-(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}$ is the fractional…
We establish existence, uniqueness as well as quantitative estimates for solutions to the fractional nonlinear diffusion equation, $\partial_t u +{\mathcal L}_{s,p} (u)=0$, where ${\mathcal L}_{s,p}=(-\Delta)_p^s$ is the standard fractional…
We study a space-fractional Stefan problem with the Dirichlet boundary conditions. It is a model that describes superdiffusive phenomena. Our main result is the existence of the unique classical solution to this problem. In the proof we…
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…
We establish the local continuity of locally bounded weak solutions (temperatures) to the doubly singular parabolic equation modeling the phase transition of a material: \[ \partial_t \beta(u)-\Delta_p u\ni 0\quad\text{ for…
In this work, we consider the fractional Stefan-type problem in a Lipschitz bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d$ with time-dependent Dirichlet boundary condition for the temperature $\vartheta=\vartheta(x,t)$, $\vartheta=g$ on…
A two-phase solidification process for a one-dimensional semi-infinite material is considered. It is assumed that it is ensued from a constant bulk temperature present in the vicinity of the fixed boundary, which it is modelled through a…
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…
We consider the two dimensional free boundary Stefan problem describing the evolution of a spherically symmetric ice ball $\{r\leq \lambda(t)\}$. We revisit the pioneering analysis of [20] and prove the existence in the radial class of…
We study the large-time behavior of solutions of a one-phase Stefan-type problem with anisotropic diffusion in periodic media on an exterior domain in a dimension $n \geq 3$. By a rescaling transformation that matches the expansion of the…
Two Stefan's problems for the diffusion fractional equation are solved, where the fractional derivative of order $ \al \in (0,1) $ is taken in the Caputo's sense. The first one has a constant condition on $ x = 0 $ and the second presents a…
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…
The heat transfer model for a one-dimensional supercooled melt during the final stage of solidification is considered. The Stefan problem for the determination of the temperature distribution is solved under the condition that (i) the…
The one-dimensional (1D) Stefan problem is a prototypical heat and mass transfer problem that analyzes the temperature distribution in a material undergoing phase change. In addition, it describes the evolution of the phase change front…
We consider local solutions of the two-phase Stefan problem with a "mushy" region. We show that if a (distributional) solution u is locally square integrable then the temperature is continuous.
We consider the interior Stefan problem under radial symmetry in two dimension. A water ball surrounded by ice undergoes melting or freezing. We construct a discrete family of global-in-time solutions, both melting and freezing scenarios.…
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…
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…