Convergence of the phase field model to its sharp interface limits (Q4236530)

In this paper is considered the asymptotic limit as \(\varepsilon\to 0\), of the solutions of the phase field equations \[ \begin{cases} \varepsilon\alpha(\varepsilon) \varphi^\varepsilon_t- \varepsilon\Delta\varphi^\varepsilon+ \varepsilon^{-1} f(\varphi^\varepsilon)= s(\varepsilon) u^\varepsilon\quad &\text{in }Q_T,\\ c(\varepsilon) u^\varepsilon_t- \Delta u^\varepsilon= -\varphi^\varepsilon_t\quad &\text{in }Q_T,\end{cases}\tag{PFE} \] where \(Q_T:= \Omega\times (0,T)\), \(\Omega\) is a bounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^N\) \((N\geq 1)\) with smooth boundary \(\partial\Omega\), and \(T>0\). With appropriate initial and boundary conditions for (PFE), it is proved that the corresponding limits (free boundary problems) are: the classical Stefan model, the surface tension model (with or without kinetics), the surface tension model with zero specific heat, the two phase Hele-Shaw (or quasi-static) model, the motion by mean curvature model and the completely quasi-static model.