Numerical solution method for the multiple-free-boundary Stefan problem with a variable critical temperature (Q1082787)

The authors propose a method of numerically investigating the multiple- free-boundary Stefan problem with a variable critical temperature. The method involves setting up a ripple-through difference scheme and an iteration method for solving the resultant nonlinear system of difference equations; the emphasis is on the setting up of the initial approximation of the solution and the stability of the iterative process.