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In the current work we study a stochastic parabolic problem. The underlying problem is actually motivated by the study of an idealized electrically actuated MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) device in the case of random fluctuations of…
This work investigates a mathematical model arising in the study of MEMS devices, described by the following parabolic equation on $[0,T)\times\Omega$: $$\partial_t v = \Delta v + \frac{\lambda}{(1-v)^2\left( 1 + \gamma \int_{\Omega}…
We consider a well-known model for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) with variable dielectric permittivity, based on a parabolic equation with singular nonlinearity. We study the touchdown or quenching phenomenon. Recently, the…
This study is concerned with a family of parabolic system with general singular nonlinearities, which is a generalization of MEMS system. To some extent, the classification of global existence and quenching according to parameters and…
In this paper, we are interested in the mathematical model of MEMS devices which is presented by the following equation on $(0,T) \times \Omega:$ \begin{eqnarray*} \partial_t u = \Delta u +\displaystyle \frac{\lambda }{ (1-u)^2 \left( 1…
We consider the formation of finite-time quenching singularities for solutions of semi-linear wave equations with negative power nonlinearities, as can model micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). For radial initial data we obtain,…
Local well-posedness for a nonlinear parabolic-hyperbolic coupled system modelling Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) is studied. The particular device considered is a simple capacitor with two closely separated plates, one of which has…
We study the quenching behavior for a semilinear heat equation arising in models of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). The problem involves a source term with a spatially dependent potential, given by the dielectric permittivity…
We obtain upper bounds for the quenching time of the solutions of the nonlocal parabolic MEMS equation $u_t=\Delta u+\lam/(1-u)^2(1+\chi\int_{\Omega}1/(1-u) dx)^2$ in $\Omega\times (0,\infty)$, $u=0$ on $\1\Omega\times (0,\infty)$,…
The singular parabolic problem $u_t=\Delta u -\frac{\lambda f(x)}{(1+u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $R^N$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions, models the dynamic deflection of an elastic membrane in a simple electrostatic…
We construct a quenching solution to the parabolic MEMS model \[ u_t = \Delta u - \frac{1}{u^2} \quad \text{in } \mathcal{B} \times (0,T), \quad u|_{\partial \mathcal{B}} = 1, \] where $\mathcal{B}$ is the unit disc in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and…
In the current work we study a nonlocal parabolic problem with Robin boundary conditions. The problem arises from the study of an idealized electrically actuated MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) device. Initially we study the…
The singular parabolic problem $u_t-\triangle u=\lambda{\frac{1+\delta|\nabla u|^2}{(1-u)^2}}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ with Dirichlet boundary condition, models the Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device with…
In this paper we study the local wellposedness of the solution to a non-linear parabolic-dispersive coupled system which models a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS). A simple electrostatically actuated MEMS capacitor device has two…
The dynamical and stationary behaviors of a fourth-order equation in the unit ball with clamped boundary conditions and a singular reaction term are investigated. The equation arises in the modeling of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)…
Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are defined as very small structures that combine electrical and mechanical components on a common substrate. Here, the electrostatic-elastic case is considered, where an elastic membrane is allowed…
We study the local well-posedness of the solution to a coupled nonlinear elliptic-parabolic system which models electrical discharge in a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS). A simple MEMS capacitor device contains two plates acting as…
Touchdown is shown to be the only possible finite time singularity that may take place in a free boundary problem modeling a three-dimensional microelectromechanical system. The proof relies on the energy structure of the problem and uses…
A coupled system consisting of a quasilinear parabolic equation and a semilinear hyperbolic equation is considered. The problem arises as a small aspect ratio limit in the modeling of a MEMS device taking into account the gap width of the…
We consider a parabolic problem with Robin boundary condition which arises when the edge of a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) device is connected with a flexible nonideal support. Then via a rigorous analysis we investigate the…