On a Penrose-Fife phase-field model with nonhomogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for the temperature. (Q873238)

The paper deals with a classical phase field system of Penrose-Fife type. The novelty consists in a singular heat flux for both large and small temperatures, and a nonhomogeneous Neumann boundary condition in the energy balance. Existence, uniqueness, and regularity of solutions to the coupled problem constitute the main results of the paper. The method is based on a new estimation technique that enables the authors to keep the boundary terms under control.