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The Method of Minimizing the Defects for the Stefan Problem

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The aim of this article is to summarize some results which were derived in connection with the method of minimizing the defects applied to a one-dimensional degenerate Stefan problem. The method consists in approximating the unknown temperature distribution as well as the unknown phase change interface by members of linear function spaces in such a way that the arising defects become minimal. This approach leads to an approximation problem the numerical solution of which is justified by computable error bounds. The existence of a solution to the approximation problem and the global convergence of a class of algorithms for its solution can be guaranteed. A numerical example is discussed.

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Reemtsen, R. (1982). The Method of Minimizing the Defects for the Stefan Problem. In: Albrecht, J., Collatz, L., Hoffmann, KH. (eds) Numerical Treatment of Free Boundary Value Problems / Numerische Behandlung freier Randwertaufgaben. International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik / Série internationale d’Analyse numérique, vol 58. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6563-0_19

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