this paper deals with a theoretical mathematical analysis of one-dimensional solidification problem, in which kinetic undercooling is incorporated into the this temperature condition at the interface. a model problem with nonlinear kinetic law is considered. we prove a local result intimate for the uniqueness of solution of the corresponding free boundary problem.

Controllability properties of a partial differential equation (PDE) model describing a thermoelastic plate are studied. The PDE is composed of a Kirchoff plate equation coupled to a heat equation on a bounded domain, with the coupling taking place on the interior and boundary of the domain. The coupling in this PDE is parameterized by α > 0. Boundary control is exerted through the (two) free bo...