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We present a unified, SI-consistent framework to constrain minimal SME coefficients $a_\mu$ and $b_\mu$ using magnetically confined two-dimensional electron systems under a uniform magnetic field. Working in the nonrelativistic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-29 Edilberto O. Silva

An idealized electrostatically actuated microelectromechanical system (MEMS) involving an elastic plate with a heterogeneous dielectric material is considered. Starting from the electrostatic and mechanical energies, the governing evolution…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-07-06 Philippe Laurencot , Christoph Walker

In canonical models of Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), an event called touch- down whereby the electrical components of the device come into contact, is characterized by a blow up in the governing equations and a non-physical…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-02 A. E. Lindsay , J. Lega , K. B. Glasner

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…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Annalisa Iuorio , Nikola Popovic , Peter Szmolyan

The aim of this work is to consider multiscale algorithms for solving PDEs with Galerkin methods on bounded domains. We provide results on convergence and condition numbers. We show how to handle PDEs with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-08 Andrew Chernih , Quoc Thong Le Gia

An ideal conductor electrode in contact with a semi-infinite two-dimensional two-component plasma in an external potential is considered. The model is mapped onto an integrable sine-Gordon theory with Dirichlet boundary conditions. The…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-07-19 L. Šamaj , B. Jancovici

A free boundary problem modeling a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) consisting of a fixed ground plate and a deformable top plate is considered, the plates being held at different electrostatic potentials. It couples a second order…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-12-20 Philippe Laurençot , Christoph Walker

This paper is concerned with the nonlinear elliptic problem $-\Delta u=\frac{\lambda }{(a-u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. This problem arises from Micro-Electromechanical Systems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-12-11 Huyuan Chen , Ying Wang , Feng Zhou

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-12-20 Nassif Ghoussoub , Yujin Guo

The parabolic problem $u_t-\Delta u=\frac{\lambda f(x)}{(1-u)^2}+P$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $R^n$ with Dirichlet boundary condition models the microelectromechanical systems(MEMS) device with an external pressure term. In this…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-09-15 Lingfeng Zhang , Xiaoliu Wang

In this paper the geometric entanglement (GE) of systems in one spatial dimension (1D) and in the thermodynamic limit is analyzed focusing on two aspects. First, we reexamine the calculation of the GE for translation-invariant matrix…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-08-10 Roman Orus , Tzu-Chieh Wei

Well-posedness of a free boundary problem for electrostatic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is investigated when nonlinear bending effects are taken into account. The model describes the evolution of the deflection of an electrically…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-09-26 Philippe Laurencot , Christoph Walker

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-26 Heiko Gimperlein , Runan He , Andrew A. Lacey

Employing a limiting case of a conjecture for constructing piecewise separable-variables functions, the elements of the Pseudoanalytic Function Theory are used for numerically approaching solutions of the forward Dirichlet boundary value…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-10-18 M. P. Ramirez T. , C. M. A. Robles G. , R. A. Hernandez-Becerril

This paper is a computational bifurcation analysis of a non-linear partial differential equation (PDE) characterizing equilibrium configurations in Micro electromechanical Systems (MEMS). MEMS are engineering systems that utilize…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-01-24 Charles Naudet , Alan E. Lindsay

The inverse problem treated in this article consists in reconstructing the electrical conductivity from the free response of the system in the magneto-quasi-stationary (MQS) limit. The MQS limit corresponds to a diffusion PDE. In this…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-10-08 Antonello Tamburrino , Gianpaolo Piscitelli , Zhengfang Zhou

A variational approach is employed to find stationary solutions to a free boundary problem modeling an idealized electrostatically actuated MEMS device made of an elastic plate coated with a thin dielectric film and suspended above a rigid…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-09-10 Philippe Laurencot , Christoph Walker

We present a discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (DPG) method with optimal test functions for the Reissner-Mindlin plate bending model. Our method is based on a variational formulation that utilizes a Helmholtz decomposition of the shear force.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-27 Thomas Führer , Norbert Heuer , Antti H. Niemi

We discuss an evolution free boundary problem of mixed type with two free boundaries modeling an idealized electrostatically actuated MEMS device. While the electric potential is the solution of an elliptic equation, the dynamics of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-08-11 Martin Kohlmann

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) normally have fixed or moving structures (plates or array of thin beams) with cross-sections of the order of microns and lengths of the order of tens or hundreds of microns. Electrostatic forces play…

Computational Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. Majumdar , S. Mukhopadhyay