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On weak solutions to the Stefan problem with Gibbs-Thomson correction. (English) Zbl 1212.35514

Summary: The paper investigates the well posedness of the quasi-stationary Stefan problem with the Gibbs-Thomson correction. The main result proves the existence of unique weak solutions provided the initial surface belongs to the \(W_p^{2-3/p}\)-Sobolev-Slobodeckij class for \(p>n+3\), only. The proof is based on Schauder-type estimates in \(L_p\)-type spaces for a linearization of the original system in a rigid domain.

MSC:

35R35 Free boundary problems for PDEs
35K55 Nonlinear parabolic equations
35K99 Parabolic equations and parabolic systems
80A22 Stefan problems, phase changes, etc.
74N20 Dynamics of phase boundaries in solids
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