Simultaneous determination of two unknown thermal coefficients through an inverse one-phase Lamé-Clapeyron (Stefan) problem with an overspecified condition on the fixed face (Q788593)

Consider the following one-phase Stefan problem with overspecified boundary data \(\partial u/\partial t=(k/\rho c)\partial^ 2u/\partial x^ 2\), \(0<x<s(t)\), \(t>0\), \(u(s(t),t)=0\), \(t>0\), \(-k\partial u/\partial x=\rho Ls'(t)\), for \(x=s(t)\), \(t>0 u=u_ 0\), and \(k\partial u/\partial x=-h_ 0t^{-1/2}\), for \(x=0\), \(t>0\), and assume that any two out of the four coefficients k,c,L,\(\rho\) are unknown (six cases are possible). Using representations of solutions the author shows how to determine u and the pair of unknown coefficients.