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Generalised dissipative solutions for a non-isothermal phase-field system: existence, weak-strong uniqueness, and long-time behaviour

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We study a thermodynamically consistent non-isothermal phase-field system coupling two order parameters and the inverse temperature through a fully non-diagonal Onsager mobility. The model describes the interaction of mass diffusion, heat conduction, and local phase relaxation while conserving mass and internal energy and producing entropy. Global generalised dissipative weak solutions are constructed using a fully discrete approximation. The discrete scheme conserves mass and internal energy and satisfies a discrete entropy inequality. An availability estimate, together with a dimension-adapted barrier, yields strict positivity at fixed mesh and uniform estimates. Compactness then allow passage to the continuous system. Concentration of the singular part of the internal energy is represented by a non-negative defect measure. The entropy-availability structure yields finite dissipation on the infinite time interval and the existence of stationary $ω$-limit states. Finally, a relative-entropy argument establishes weak-strong uniqueness whenever the weak and strong solutions remain in a bounded thermodynamic state range.

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Aaron Brunk, Marvin Fritz. 2026-08-26. Generalised dissipative solutions for a non-isothermal phase-field system: existence, weak-strong uniqueness, and long-time behaviour. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26297

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