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Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a $C^2$ bounded domain and $\chi>0$ be a constant. We will prove the existence of constants $\lambda_N\ge\lambda_N^{\ast}\ge\lambda^{\ast}(1+\chi\int_{\Omega}\frac{dx}{1-w_{\ast}})^2$ for the nonlocal MEMS…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-08-18 Kin Ming Hui

We analyze the nonlinear elliptic problem $\Delta u=\frac{\lambda f(x)}{(1+u)^2}$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\R^N$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions. This equation models a simple electrostatic Micro-Electromechanical System (MEMS)…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Nassif Ghoussoub , Yujin Guo

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

The objective of our paper is to investigate fractional elliptic equations of the form $(-\Delta)^s u=\frac{\lambda }{(a-u)^2}$ within a bounded domain $\Omega$, subject to zero Dirichlet boundary conditions. Here, $s\in(0,1)$, $\lambda>0$,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Huyuan Chen , Jialei Jiang , Jun Wang

This is the first in a series of papers devoted to the blow up analysis for the quenching phenomena in a parabolic MEMS equation. In this paper, we first give an optimal H\"{o}lder estimate for solutions to this equation by using the blow…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-05 Kelei Wang , Guangzeng Yi

We study the effect of the parameter $\lambda$, the dimension $N$, the profile $f$ and the geometry of the domain $\Omega \subset\mathbb{R}^N$, on the question of uniqueness of the solutions to the following elliptic boundary value problem…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-10-08 Nassif Ghoussoub , Pierpaolo Esposito

We examine finite-time blow-up solutions $(u, v)$ to \begin{align} \label{prob:star} \tag{$\star$} \begin{cases} u_t = \nabla \cdot (D(u, v) \nabla u - S(u, v) \nabla v), v_t = \Delta v - v + u \end{cases} \end{align} in a ball $\Omega…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-25 Mario Fuest

We consider the nonlinear heat equation with a nonlinear gradient term: $\partial_t u =\Delta u+\mu|\nabla u|^q+|u|^{p-1}u,\; \mu>0,\; q=2p/(p+1),\; p>3,\; t\in (0,T),\; x\in \R^N.$ We construct a solution which blows up in finite time…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-06-30 Slim Tayachi , Hatem Zaag

We consider the following exponential reaction-diffusion equation involving a nonlinear gradient term: $$\partial_t U = \Delta U + \alpha|\nabla U|^2 + e^U,\quad (x, t)\in\mathbb{R}^N\times[0,T), \quad \alpha > -1.$$ We construct for this…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-06 Tej-Eddine Ghoul , Van Tien Nguyen , Hatem Zaag

We consider the semilinear heat equation \begin{eqnarray*} \partial_t u = \Delta u + |u|^{p-1} u \ln ^{\alpha}( u^2 +2), \end{eqnarray*} in the whole space $\mathbb{R}^n$, where $p > 1$ and $ \alpha \in \mathbb{R}$. Unlike the standard case…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-03-28 G. K. Duong , V. T. Nguyen , H. Zaag

We construct a solution to a complex nonlinear heat equation which blows up in finite time $T$ only at one blow-up point. We also give a sharp description of its blow-up profile. The proof relies on the reduction of the problem to a finite…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-10-13 Nejla Nouaili , Hatem Zaag

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior as $t\rightarrow T<\infty$ of all weak (energy) solutions of a class of equations with the following model representative: \begin{equation*} (|u|^{p-1}u)_t-\Delta_p(u)+b(t,x)|u|^{\lambda-1}u=0…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Andrey E. Shishkov , Yevgeniia A. Yevgenieva

In this paper, we study the following Lane-Emden system with nearly critical non-power nonlinearity \begin{eqnarray*} \left\{ \arraycolsep=1.5pt \begin{array}{lll} -\Delta u =\frac{|v|^{p-1}v}{[\ln(e+|v|)]^\epsilon}\ \ &{\rm in}\ \Omega,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-11-09 Shengbing Deng , Fang Yu

We construct a periodic solution to the semilinear heat equation with power nonlinearity, in one space dimension, which blows up in finite time $T$ only at one blow-up point. We also give a sharp description of its blow-up profile. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-09-08 Fethi Mahmoudi , Nejla Nouaili , Hatem Zaag

In the current paper, we provide a thorough investigation of the blowing up behaviour induced via diffusion of the solution of the following non local problem \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{array}{rcl} \partial_t u &=& \Delta u - u +…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-13 G. Ky Duong , Nikos I. Kavallaris , Hatem Zaag

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

Motivated by certain mathematical models for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), we give upper and lower $L^\infty$ estimates for the minimal solutions of nonlinear eigenvalue problems of the form $-\Delta u = \lambda f(x) F(u)$ on a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-03-27 Nassif Ghoussoub , Craig Cowan

This paper presents an asymptotically compatible error bound for the finite element method (FEM) applied to a nonlocal diffusion model. The analysis covers two scenarios: meshes with and without shape regularity. For shape-regular meshes,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-06 Yanzun Meng , Zuoqiang Shi

We consider the non linear focusing wave equation $\partial_{tt}u-\Delta u-u|u|^{p-1}=0$ in large dimensions and for radially symmetric data, in the energy supercritical zone for p large enough. We construct finite time blow up solutions…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-20 Charles Collot

We study finite-time blow-up for the one-dimensional nonlinear wave equation with a quadratic time-derivative nonlinearity, \[ u_{tt}-u_{xx}=(u_t)^2,\qquad (x,t)\in\mathbb R\times[0,T). \] Building on the work of Ghoul, Liu, and Masmoudi…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Oliver Gough