The Stefan problem with nonlinear kinetic undercooling

Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-161

  Evans, J D ^a   King, J R ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; DIFFUSION; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

NONLINEAR KINETIC UNDERCOOLING; STEFAN PROBLEM;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0037293195     PISSN: 00335614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmam/56.1.139     Document Type: Article

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