Periodic solutions of a phase-field model with hysteresis

In the present paper we consider a partial differential system describing a phase-field model with temperature dependent constraint for the order parameter. The system consists of an energy balance equation with a fairly general nonlinear heat source term and a phase dynamics equation which takes into account the hysteretic character of the process. The existence of a periodic solution for this system is proved under a minimal set of assumptions on the curves defining the corresponding hysteresis region.