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30 July 2025

In this article, we study a double-phase variable-exponent Kirchhoff problem and show the existence of at least three solutions. The proposed model, as a generalization of the Kirchhoff equation, is interesting since it is driven by a double-phase op...

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15 Citations
3,526 Views
25 Pages

2 November 2020

In this work, we consider the heat transfer problems with phase change. The mathematical model is described through a two-phase Stefan problem and defined in the whole domain that contains frozen and thawed subdomains. For the numerical solution of t...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
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Solution of Inverse Photoacoustic Problem for Semiconductors via Phase Neural Network

  • Milica Dragas,
  • Slobodanka Galovic,
  • Dejan Milicevic,
  • Edin Suljovrujic and
  • Katarina Djordjevic

14 September 2024

The inverse photoacoustic problem is an ill-posed mathematical physics problem. There are many methods of solving the inverse photoacoustic problem, from parameter reduction to the development of complex regularization algorithms. The idea of this wo...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
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28 Pages

Hölder Space Theory for the Rotation Problem of a Two-Phase Drop

  • Irina V. Denisova and
  • Vsevolod A. Solonnikov

16 December 2022

We investigate a uniformly rotating finite mass consisting of two immiscible, viscous, incompressible self-gravitating fluids which is governed by an interface problem for the Navier–Stokes system with mass forces and the gradient of the Newton...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,188 Views
21 Pages

3 December 2020

In this paper, we present a numerical solution of a two-phase fractional Stefan problem with time derivative described in the Caputo sense. In the proposed algorithm, we use a special case of front-fixing method supplemented by the iterative procedur...

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8 Citations
1,942 Views
18 Pages

23 July 2021

In the paper, a fundamental solution of the fractional dual-phase-lagging heat conduction problem is obtained. The considerations concern the 1D Cauchy problem in a whole-space domain. A solution of the initial-boundary problem is determined by using...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
783 Views
11 Pages

Study of Generalized Double-Phase Problem with ς-Laplacian Operator

  • Elhoussain Arhrrabi,
  • Hamza El-Houari,
  • Abdeljabbar Ghanmi and
  • Khaled Kefi

21 February 2025

In this paper, we explore a novel class of double-phase ς-Laplacian problems involving a ϕ-Hilfer fractional operator. Employing variational techniques and weighted Musielak space theory, we establish the existence of infinitely many posi...

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6 Citations
2,306 Views
21 Pages

1 November 2022

The aim of this paper is the adaptation of the alternating phase truncation (APT) method for solving the two-phase time-fractional Stefan problem. The aim was to determine the approximate temperature distribution in the domain with the moving boundar...

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11 December 2025

In this study, we study a singular double-phase Kirchhoff problem involving a fractional nonlocal integrodifferential operator. More precisely, we reformulate the studied problem into an equivalent integral equation and derive the corresponding energ...

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3 Citations
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Two-Phase Gas and Dust Free Expansion: Three-Dimensional Benchmark Problem for CFD Codes

  • Olga P. Stoyanovskaya,
  • Vitaliy V. Grigoryev,
  • Anastasiya N. Suslenkova,
  • Maxim N. Davydov and
  • Nikolay V. Snytnikov

24 January 2022

In the computational mechanics of multiphase dispersed flows, there is an issue of computing the interaction between phases in a mixture of a carrier fluid and dispersed inclusions. The problem is that an accurate dynamics simulation of a mixture of...

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3 Citations
2,531 Views
14 Pages

8 July 2021

In a regular (d,k)-CNF formula, each clause has length k and each variable appears d times. A regular structure such as this is symmetric, and the satisfiability problem of this symmetric structure is called the (d,k)-SAT problem for short. The regul...

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1 Citations
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29 February 2024

The problem of the interferometric phase unwrapping in radar remote sensing of Earth systems is considered. Such interferograms are widely used in the problems of creating and updating maps of the relief of the Earth’s surface in geodesy, carto...

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18 Citations
5,446 Views
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16 May 2023

As the growth of e-commerce continues to accelerate, there is a need for new and innovative strategies in last-mile delivery to meet the changing demands of customers. The main objective of this study is to address this need by optimizing the last-mi...

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12 Citations
2,560 Views
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An Improved Crow Search Algorithm Applied to the Phase Swapping Problem in Asymmetric Distribution Systems

  • Brandon Cortés-Caicedo,
  • Laura Sofía Avellaneda-Gómez,
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya,
  • Lázaro Alvarado-Barrios and
  • César Álvarez-Arroyo

23 July 2021

This paper discusses the power loss minimization problem in asymmetric distribution systems (ADS) based on phase swapping. This problem is presented using a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model, which is resolved by applying a master–slave metho...

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3 Citations
3,412 Views
11 Pages

We address the inverse medium scattering problem with phaseless data motivated by nondestructive testing for optical fibers. As the phase information of the data is unknown, this problem may be regarded as a standard phase retrieval problem that cons...

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3 Citations
2,136 Views
19 Pages

13 February 2021

In this paper, we are concerned with the singular elliptic problems driven by the double phase operator and and Dirichlet boundary conditions. In view of the variational approach, we establish the existence of at least one nontrivial solution and two...

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3 Citations
1,598 Views
35 Pages

24 December 2023

The present paper is devoted to establishing several existence results for infinitely many solutions to Schrödinger–Kirchhoff-type double phase problems with concave–convex nonlinearities. The first aim is to demonstrate the existenc...

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3 Citations
2,192 Views
17 Pages

5 August 2020

The dual-phase-lag heat transfer models attract a lot of interest of researchers in the last few decades. These are used in problems arising from non-classical thermal models, which are based on a non-Fourier type law. We study uniqueness of solution...

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4 Citations
1,510 Views
18 Pages

In this paper, we prove the existence of at least two weak solutions to a class of singular two-phase problems with variable exponents involving a ψ-Hilfer fractional operator and Dirichlet-type boundary conditions when the term source is depende...

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6 Citations
3,888 Views
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A Two Phase Method for Solving the Distribution Problem in a Fuzzy Setting

  • Krzysztof Kaczmarek,
  • Ludmila Dymova and
  • Pavel Sevastjanov

11 December 2019

In this paper, a new method for the solution of distribution problem in a fuzzy setting is presented. It consists of two phases. In the first of them, the problem is formulated as the classical, fully fuzzy transportation problem. A new, straightforw...

  • Article
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14 Citations
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11 Pages

A Mixed-Integer Quadratic Formulation of the Phase-Balancing Problem in Residential Microgrids

  • Alejandro Garces,
  • Walter Gil-González,
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya,
  • Harold R. Chamorro and
  • Lazaro Alvarado-Barrios

24 February 2021

Phase balancing is a classical optimization problem in power distribution grids that involve phase swapping of the loads and generators to reduce power loss. The problem is a non-linear integer and, hence, it is usually solved using heuristic algorit...

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The Implicit Phase-Fitted and Amplification-Fitted Four-Point Block Methods for Oscillatory First-Order Problems

  • Nadiyah Hussain Alharthi,
  • Anurag Kaur,
  • Theodore E. Simos and
  • Rubayyi T. Alqahtani

2 October 2025

This study introduces a family of implicit four-point block methods for solving first-order initial value problems (IVPs) with oscillatory solutions. In addition to an eighth-order block method, amplification-fitted and phase-fitted implicit block me...

  • Article
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1 Citations
521 Views
12 Pages

14 April 2025

This study explores the existence and multiplicity of weak solutions for a double-phase elliptic problem with nonlocal interactions, formulated as a Dirichlet boundary value problem. The associated differential operator exhibits two distinct phases g...

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20 Citations
5,543 Views
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Constant Phase Element in the Time Domain: The Problem of Initialization

  • Juan Antonio López-Villanueva and
  • Salvador Rodríguez Bolívar

21 January 2022

The constant phase element (CPE) is found in most battery and supercapacitor equivalent circuit models proposed to interpret data in the frequency domain. When these models are used in the time domain, the initial conditions in the fractional differe...

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1 Citations
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Two-Phase Stefan Problem for the Modeling of Urea Prilling Tower

  • Kim Thanh Vy Ha,
  • Tuan-Anh Nguyen,
  • Quoc-Lan Nguyen,
  • Van-Vinh Dang,
  • Van-Han Dang,
  • Hoang-Luan Van and
  • Le-Na T. Pham

In the manufacturing of granular urea and ammonium nitrate, the technique of prilling is utilized rather frequently. The liquid droplets that are produced fall along the tower to the ground and become solid due to the removal of heat by the cooling a...

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11 Citations
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25 Pages

18 November 2021

A method of the Riemann–Hilbert problem is employed for Zhang’s conjecture 2 proposed in Philo. Mag. 87 (2007) 5309 for a ferromagnetic three-dimensional (3D) Ising model in a zero external magnetic field. In this work, we first prove that the 3D Isi...

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Application of the Vortex Search Algorithm to the Phase-Balancing Problem in Distribution Systems

  • Brandon Cortés-Caicedo,
  • Laura Sofía Avellaneda-Gómez,
  • Oscar Danilo Montoya,
  • Lazaro Alvarado-Barrios and
  • Harold R. Chamorro

26 February 2021

This article discusses the problem of minimizing power loss in unbalanced distribution systems through phase-balancing. This problem is represented by a mixed-integer nonlinear-programming mathematical model, which is solved by applying a discretely...

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7 Citations
3,113 Views
25 Pages

This article addresses the problem of optimal phase-swapping in asymmetric distribution grids through the application of hurricane-based optimization algorithm (HOA). The exact mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model is solved by using a ma...

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41 Citations
5,477 Views
18 Pages

24 July 2019

In the low-voltage (LV) distribution network, a three-phase unbalance problem often exists. It does not only increase line loss but also threaten the safety of the distribution network. Therefore, the author designs a residential load transfer device...

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4 Citations
2,005 Views
13 Pages

19 May 2023

Approximate solutions are obtained in implicit forms for the following general form of the nonlinear Stefan problem ddx(1+δ1yp)dydx+2x(1+δ2yp)dydx=4Steβ(x),0<x<λ, with y(0)=1,y(λ)=0, where λ>0 is a solut...

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11 Citations
3,150 Views
18 Pages

25 November 2020

A numerical method based on the Pontryagin maximum principle for solving an optimal control problem with static and dynamic phase constraints for a group of objects is considered. Dynamic phase constraints are introduced to avoid collisions between o...

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11 Citations
3,186 Views
23 Pages

21 April 2023

In a flexible job shop problem with transportation (FJSPT), a typical flexible manufacturing system comprises transporters that pick up and deliver jobs for processing at flexible job shops. This problem has grown in importance through the wide use o...

  • Article
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18 November 2025

Urea production plays a crucial part in the worldwide agricultural economy, providing a primary supply of nitrogen for fertilizers. For storage and transport, urea is synthesized in granular form, and the prilling technology is frequently employed. I...

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31 October 2023

This paper addresses the flexible flow shop scheduling problem with unloading operations, which commonly occurs in modern manufacturing processes like sand casting. Although only a few related works have been proposed in the literature, the significa...

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16 Citations
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20 October 2022

Sustainable supply chains depend on three critical decisions: production, inventory management, and distribution with reverse flows. To achieve an effective level of operational performance, policymakers must consider all these decisions, especially...

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This paper focuses on the study of a class of fractional p&q-Laplacian problems with unbalanced growth, which includes vanishing potential and a supercritical growth exponent. By employing the mountain pass theorem alongside the Truncation method...

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17 November 2025

In this paper, we study the optimal boundary control of solidification governed by the classical two-phase Stefan problem with a sharp moving interface. The main objective is to formulate an optimal control problem for interface motion using boundary...

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2 Citations
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22 Pages

Environmental concerns have called for several measures to be taken within the logistics and transportation fields. Among these measures is the adoption of electric vehicles instead of diesel-operated vehicles for personal and commercial-delivery use...

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2 Citations
1,257 Views
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This article presents two novel mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) formulations in the complex variable domain to address the optimal phase-balancing problem in asymmetric three-phase distribution networks. The first employs a matrix-based l...

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28 January 2021

Consider a free boundary problem of compressible-incompressible two-phase flows with surface tension and phase transition in bounded domains Ωt+,Ωt−⊂RN, N≥2, where the domains are separated by a sharp compact interface &Gamma...

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21 Citations
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31 Pages

21 May 2013

In this contribution, a generic two-phase stochastic variable neighborhood approach is applied to nurse rostering problems. The proposed algorithm is used for creating feasible and efficient nurse rosters for many different nurse rostering cases. In...

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11 Citations
5,640 Views
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27 December 2013

We consider two one-phase nonlinear one-dimensional Stefan problems for a semi-infinite material x > 0; with phase change temperature Tf : We assume that the heat capacity and the thermal conductivity satisfy a Storm’s condition. In the first case...

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This paper presents an algorithm for solving the inverse fractional Stefan problem. The considered inverse problem consists of determining the heat transfer coefficient at one of the boundaries of the considered region. The additional information nec...

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3 Citations
1,322 Views
15 Pages

The Role of a Two-Phase Region in Directional Crystallization of Binary Liquids

  • Dmitri V. Alexandrov,
  • Irina V. Alexandrova,
  • Alexander A. Ivanov and
  • Liubov V. Toropova

11 July 2024

Motivated by the widespread occurrence of directional crystallization in nature, laboratory experiments and industrial facilities, we consider how a two-phase (mushy) region filled simultaneously with liquid and solid material influences the process...

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Over the past several decades, there has been an accelerating trend to ever more accurate quantum sensors: sensors of time intervals (i.e., atomic clocks), sensors of magnetic fields (i.e., quantum magnetometers), and sensors of inertial motions (i.e...

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3 Citations
3,444 Views
22 Pages

26 December 2022

The black hole optimization (BHO) method is applied in this research to solve the problem of the optimal reactive power compensation with fixed-step capacitor banks in three-phase networks considering the phase-balancing problem simultaneously. A mas...

  • Article
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1 Citations
3,317 Views
23 Pages

23 November 2022

In this paper, a thermomechanical coupled phase field method is developed to model cracks with frictional contact. Compared to discrete methods, the phase field method can represent arbitrary crack geometry without an explicit representation of the c...

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1 Citations
1,061 Views
28 Pages

In the recommendation system (RS) literature, a distinction exists between studies dedicated to fully operational (known users/items) and cold-start (new users/items) RSs. The warm-up phase—the transition between the two—is not widely res...

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1 Citations
1,075 Views
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3 December 2024

In this paper, we develop an explicit symmetric six-step method for the numerical solution of second-order initial value problems (IVPs) with oscillating solutions. The proposed method is phase-fitted and incorporates a free coefficient as a paramete...

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5 Citations
3,045 Views
18 Pages

The Efficacy of MOOC to Support Students in Pedagogical Research

  • Miroslav Kadlečík,
  • Michal Munk and
  • Daša Munková

31 December 2020

The article deals with methods and methodology of pedagogical research in the didactics of informatics in the environment of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) based on the principles of connectivism, which offers open, non-formal, and community e...

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