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The aim of this paper is to prove the existence of multiple solutions for a family of nonlinear elliptic systems in divergence form coupled with a pointwise gradient constraint: \begin{align*} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll}…
In this paper, we reformulate a mathematical model for the dynamics of an idealized electrostatically actuated MEMS device with two elastic membranes as an initial value problem for an abstract quasilinear evolution equation. Applying the…
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…
A moving boundary problem with two free boundaries modeling a two-dimensional idealized MEMS device with pull-in instability is discussed. We use a fixed point argument to show that the model possesses stationary solutions for small source…
We study the following semilinear biharmonic equation $$ \left\{\begin{array}{lllllll} \Delta^{2}u=\frac{\lambda}{1-u}, &\quad \mbox{in}\quad \B, u=\frac{\partial u}{\partial n}=0, &\quad \mbox{on}\quad \partial\B, \end{array} \right.…
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ ($N \geq 3$) be a bounded smooth domain and $\delta(x)=\text{dist}(x,\partial \Omega)$. In this paper, we provide various necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of weak solutions to $$…
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We study existence of nontrivial solutions to problem \begin{equation*} \left\lbrace \begin{array}{rcll} -\Delta u &=& \lambda u+f(u)&\text{ in }\Omega,\\ u&=&0&\text{ on }\partial \Omega, \end{array}\right. \end{equation*} where $\Omega…
Non-linearities play an important role in micro- and nano- electromechanical system (MEMS and NEMS) design. In common electrostatic and magnetic actuators, the forces and voltages can depend in a non-linear way on position, charge, current…
This paper addresses the following problem. \begin{equation} \left\{ \begin{array}{lr} -{\Delta}u=\lambda I_\alpha*_\Omega u+|u|^{2^*-2}u\mbox{ in }\Omega ,\nonumber u\in H_0^1(\Omega).\nonumber \end{array} \right. \end{equation} Here,…
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…
We are interested in regularity properties of semi-stable solutions for a class of singular semilinear elliptic problems with advection term defined on a smooth bounded domain of a complete Riemannian manifold with zero Dirichlet boundary…
We discuss the existence and nonexistence of solutions to the steady-state Gierer-Meinhardt system $$ \begin{cases} \displaystyle -\Delta u=\frac{u^p}{v^q}+\lambda \rho(x) \,, u>0 &\quad\mbox{ in }\mathbb{R}^N\setminus K,\\[0.1in]…
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 study the elliptic system \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} -\Delta u_1 - \kappa_1u_1 = \mu_1|u_1|^{p-2}u_1 + \lambda\alpha|u_1|^{\alpha-2}|u_2|^\beta u_1, \\ -\Delta u_2 - \kappa_2u_2 = \mu_2|u_2|^{p-2}u_2 +…
We examine the equilibrium and stability of an elastocapillary system to model drying-induced structural failures. The model comprises a circular elastic membrane with a hole at the center that is deformed by the capillary pressure of…
We study the Dirichlet problem for systems of the form -\Delta u^k=f^k(x,u)+\mu^k, x\in\Omega, k=1,...,n, where \Omega\subset R^d$ is an open (possibly nonregular) bounded set, \mu^1,...,\mu^n are bounded diffuse measures on \Omega,…
In this paper, we consider the asymptotic behavior of the nonlocal parabolic problem \[ u_{t}=\Delta u+\displaystyle\frac{\lambda f(u)}{\big(\int_{\Omega}f(u)dx\big)^{p}}, x\in \Omega, t>0, \] with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition,…
In this paper, we study the following singular nonlinear elliptic problem \begin{equation}\label{eq:1} \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \displaystyle (-\Delta)^{\frac \alpha 2} u=\lambda |u|^{r-2}u+\mu\frac{|u|^{q-2}u}{|x|^{s}}\quad &{\rm in…