Free Boundary Determination in Nonlinear Diffusion

Free Boundary Determination in Nonlinear Diffusion

Year:    2013

East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 (2013), Iss. 4 : pp. 295–310

Abstract

Free boundary problems with nonlinear diffusion occur in various applications, such as solidification over a mould with dissimilar nonlinear thermal properties and saturated or unsaturated absorption in the soil beneath a pond. In this article, we consider a novel inverse problem where a free boundary is determined from the mass/energy specification in a well-posed one-dimensional nonlinear diffusion problem, and a stability estimate is established. The problem is recast as a nonlinear least-squares minimisation problem, which is solved numerically using the lsqnonlin routine from the MATLAB toolbox. Accurate and stable numerical solutions are achieved. For noisy data, instability is manifest in the derivative of the moving free surface, but not in the free surface itself nor in the concentration or temperature.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/eajam.100913.061113a

East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 (2013), Iss. 4 : pp. 295–310

Published online:    2013-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    16

Keywords:    Nonlinear diffusion free boundary problem finite difference method.

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