Qualitative behavior of solutions for thermodynamically consistent Stefan problems with surface tension

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Abstract: The qualitative behavior of a thermodynamically consistent two-phase Stefan problem with surface tension and with or without kinetic undercooling is studied. It is shown that these problems generate local semiflows in well-defined state manifolds. If a solution does not exhibit singularities in a sense made precise below, it is proved that it exists globally in time and its orbit is relatively compact. In addition, stability and instability of equilibria is studied. In particular, it is shown that multiple spheres of the same radius are unstable, reminiscent of the onset of Ostwald ripening.


The authors study a rather general version of the classical two-phase Stefan problem with Gibbs-Thomson correction. The model allows for different heat capacities and/or kinetic undercooling, and is consistent with the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The authors prove the uniqueness of a strong solution, with existence only guaranteed on short time intervals. They also prove global (in time) existence of solutions with relatively compact orbits, provided the solutions do not exhibit singularities. A complete analysis of the equilibrium states and the asymptotic behavior of the solutions close to equilibria is given.



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