Special Session 83: 

Large-time behavior of the anisotropic Stefan problem in nonuniform media

Norbert Pozar
Kanazawa University
Japan
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Abstract:
In this talk, I will discuss the large-time behavior of the solutions of the one-phase Stefan problem with oscillating diffusion coefficients and latent heat of phase transition. After appropriate rescaling, the asymptotic limit of the solutions can be viewed as a homogenization limit. We show that the rescaled solutions converge to a solution of the Hele-Shaw problem with a point source and an anisotropic homogeneous diffusion. The singularity that appears at the origin in the limit is handled using careful barrier arguments with fundamental solutions of the elliptic equation. This is joint work with Giang Thi Thu Vu.