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We study the behavior near the origin of $C^2$ positive solutions $u(x)$ and $v(x)$ of the system $0\le -\Delta u \le (\frac{1}{|x|^\alpha}* v)^\lambda$ $0\le -\Delta v \le (\frac{1}{|x|^\beta}* u)^\sigma$ in $B_2(0)\setminus\{0\} \subset…

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The Method of Fundamental Solutions (MFS) is a popular tool to solve Laplace and Helmholtz boundary value problems. Its main drawback is that it often leads to ill-conditioned systems of equations. In this paper we investigate for the…

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We prove a sharp H\"older continuity estimates of rupture sets for sequences of solutions of the following nonlinear problem with negative exponent $$ \Delta u= \frac{1}{u^p}, \ p>1, \ \mbox{in} \ \Omega .$$ As a consequence, we prove the…

Let $L$ be a second order elliptic operator $L$ with smooth coefficients defined on a domain $\Omega $ in $\mathbb{R}^d $, $d\geq3$, such that $L1\leq 0$. We study existence and properties of continuous solutions to the following problem…

This letter presents a closed-form integral-equation formulation that models the director tilting in nematic liquid crystals. The proposed formulation is computationally efficient compared to numerical methods and provides a physical…

Numerical and analytical methods are developed for the investigation of contact sets in electrostatic-elastic deflections modeling micro-electro mechanical systems. The model for the membrane deflection is a fourth-order semi-linear partial…

We prove the existence of solutions $(\lambda, v)\in \mathbb{R}\times H^{1}(\Omega)$ of the elliptic problem \[ \begin{cases} -\Delta v+(V(x)+\lambda) v =v^{p}\ &\text{ in $ \Omega, $} \ v>0,\qquad \int_\Omega v^2\,dx =\rho. \end{cases} \]…

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…

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The motion of a thin elastic plate interacting with a viscous fluid is investigated. A periodic force acting on the plate is considered, which in a setting without damping could lead to a resonant response. The interaction with the viscous…

Let $n\ge 3$, $0<m<\frac{n-2}{n}$, $i_0\in\mathbb{Z}^+$, $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a smooth bounded domain, $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_{i_0}\in\Omega$, $\widehat{\Omega}=\Omega\setminus\{a_1,a_2,\dots,a_{i_0}\}$, $0\le f\in…

In this paper, we consider the following nonlocal parabolic equation \begin{equation*} u_{t}-\Delta u=\left( \int_{\Omega}\frac{|u(y,t)|^{2^{\ast}_{\mu}}}{|x-y|^{\mu}}dy\right) |u|^{2^{\ast}_{\mu}-2}u,\ \text{in}\ \Omega\times(0,\infty),…

In this paper, we consider the existence (and nonexistence) of solutions to \[ -\mathcal{M}_{\lambda,\Lambda}^\pm (u'') + V(x) u = f(u) \quad {\rm in} \ \mathbf{R} \] where $\mathcal{M}_{\lambda,\Lambda}^+$ and…