On the partial differential equations of electrostatic MEMS devices: Stationary case

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1423-1449

  Ghoussoub, Nassif ^a   Guo, Yujin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

MEMS; Minimal solutions; Power law permittivity profile; Pull in voltage

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

GROUND PLATE; MINIMAL SOLUTIONS; POWER LAW PERMITTIVITY PROFILES; PULL-IN VOLTAGE;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 34547676625     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050647803     Document Type: Article

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