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In this work we study the mass-spring system \begin{equation} \ddot x + \alpha \dot x + x = - \frac{\lambda} {(1+x)^{2}}, \label{e:inertia} \end{equation} which is a simplified model for an electrostatically actuated MEMS device. The static…
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…
We study general equations modeling electrostatic MEMS devices \begin{equation} \begin{cases} \label{P} \varphi\big(r,- u'(r)\big)=\lambda\int_0^r\frac{f(s)}{g(u(s))}\,\mathrm{d}s, & r\in(0,1), \\ 0 < u(r) < 1, & r\in(0,1), \\ u(1) = 0,…
The paper studies the equilibrium configurations of inextensible elastic membranes exhibiting lateral fluidity. Using a continuum description of the membrane's motions based on the surface Navier--Stokes equations with bending forces, the…
We report on low temperature measurements performed on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) driven deeply into the non-linear regime. The materials are kept in their elastic domain, while the observed non-linearity is purely of…
A semilinear parabolic equation with constraint modeling the dynamics of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is studied. In contrast to the commonly used MEMS model, the well-known pull-in phenomenon occurring above a critical potential…
This study examines nonnegative solutions to the problem \begin{equation*}\left\{\arraycolsep=1.5pt \begin {array}{lll} \Delta u=\displaystyle\frac{\lambda|x|^{\alpha}}{u^p} \ \ &\hbox{ in} \,\ \R ^2\setminus \{0\},\\[2mm] u(0)=0 \…
In this paper, we prove a stability result for an elastodynamic system with acoustic boundary conditions and localized internal damping, defined in a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^3$. Here, the internal damping is only assumed to…
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…
In this paper we consider the existence of solution for the following class of fractional elliptic problem \begin{equation}\label{00} \left\{\begin{aligned} (-\Delta)^su + u &= Q(x) |u|^{p-1}u\;\;\mbox{in}\;\;\R^N \setminus \Omega\\…
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…
We study semilinear elliptic equations \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u = f(u) & \text{in } \Omega, \\ \partial_\nu u = 0 & \text{on } \partial\Omega, \end{cases} \end{equation*} with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in…
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) normally have fixed or moving structures with cross-sections of the order of microns ($\mu m$) and lengths of the order of tens or hundreds of microns. These structures are often plates or array of…
We study the existence of solutions to the fractional elliptic equation (E1) $(-\Delta)^\alpha u+\epsilon g(|\nabla u|)=\nu $ in a bounded regular domain $\Omega$ of $\R^N (N\ge2)$, subject to the condition (E2) $u=0$ in $\Omega^c$, where…
The linear stability of a lipid membrane under a DC electric field, applied perpendicularly to the interface, is investigated in the electrokinetic framework, taking into account the dynamics of the Debye layers formed near the membrane.…
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N$ be a bounded regular domain, $0<s<1$ and $N>2s$. We consider $$ (P)\left\{ \begin{array}{rcll} (-\Delta)^s u &= & \frac{u^{q}}{d^{2s}} & \text{ in }\Omega , \\ u &> & 0 & \text{in }\Omega , \\ u & = & 0 &…
In this work, we study the local wellposedness of the solution to a nonlinear elliptic-dispersive coupled system which serves as a model for a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS). A simple electrostatically actuated MEMS capacitor device…
We study existence and regularity of weak solutions to a nonlinear parabolic Dirichlet problem $\partial_{t}u - \rho_{\lambda}(x)u\Delta u = \rho_{\lambda}(x)g_{0}(x)u$ on the half line $(0,\infty)$. We find weak solutions from $L^p\ (p <…
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…
We are concerned with the inverse boundary problem of determining anomalies associated with a semilinear elliptic equation of the form $-\Delta u+a(\mathbf x, u)=0$, where $a(\mathbf x, u)$ is a general nonlinear term that belongs to a…