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We consider the nonlinear Stefan problem $$ \left \{ \begin{array} {ll} -d \Delta u=a u-b u^2 \;\; & \mbox{for } x \in \Omega (t), \; t>0, \\ u=0 \mbox{ and } u_t=\mu|\nabla_x u |^2 \;\;&\mbox{for } x \in \partial\Omega (t), \; t>0, \\…
We study a two-phase free boundary problem in which the two-phases satisfy an impenetrability condition. Precisely, we have two ordered positive functions, which are harmonic in their supports, satisfy a Bernoulli condition on the one-phase…
The parabolic obstacle problem for the fractional Laplacian naturally arises in American option models when the assets prices are driven by pure jump L\'evy processes. In this paper we study the regularity of the free boundary. Our main…
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We study free boundary problems for incompressible inhomogeneous flows governed by the Navier--Stokes equations, focusing on the regularity and global-in-time well-posedness of solutions in critical functional frameworks for small initial…
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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…
We prove Lipschitz continuity of solutions to a class of rather general two-phase anisotropic free boundary problems in 2D and we classify global solutions. As a consequence, we obtain $C^{2,1}$ regularity of solutions to the Bellman…
Optimal control of the singular nonlinear parabolic PDE which is a distributional formulation of multidimensional and multiphase Stefan-type free boundary problem is analyzed. Approximating sequence of finite-dimensional optimal control…
In this note we discuss the (higher) regularity properties of the Signorini problem for the homogeneous, isotropic Lam\'e system. Relying on an observation by Schumann \cite{Schumann1}, we reduce the question of the solution's and the free…
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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,…
In this paper we study the higher regularity of the free boundary for the elliptic Signorini problem. By using a partial hodograph-Legendre transformation we show that the regular part of the free boundary is real analytic. The first…
In this paper, we obtain some regularities of the free boundary in optimal transportation with the quadratic cost. Our first result is about the $C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity of the free boundary for optimal partial transport between convex…
We study the obstacle problem associated with the Kolmogorov operator $\Delta_v - \partial_t - v\cdot\nabla_x$, which arises from the theory of optimal control in Asian-American options pricing models. Our first main contribution is to…
We study the regularity of the free boundary in the fully nonlinear thin obstacle problem. Our main result establishes that the free boundary is $C^1$ near regular points.
We study a 2-phase free boundary problem for harmonic measure first considered by Kenig and Toro and prove a sharp H\"older regularity result. The central difficulty is that there is no a priori non-degeneracy in the free boundary…
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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.
We prove new optimal $C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity results for obstacle problems involving evolutionary $p$-Laplace type operators in the degenerate regime $p > 2$. Our main results include the optimal regularity improvement at free boundary…