Convergence of energy minimizers of a MEMS model in the reinforced limit

DOI10.1007/S10440-021-00416-3zbMATH Open1478.35200arXiv2011.11075OpenAlexW3166819534MaRDI QIDQ2233671FDOQ2233671

Authors: Katerina Nik, Christoph Walker, Philippe Laurençot 

Publication date: 11 October 2021

Published in: Acta Applicandae Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Energy minimizers to a MEMS model with an insulating layer are shown to converge in its reinforced limit to the minimizer of the limiting model as the thickness of the layer tends to zero. The proof relies on the identification of the $Gamma$-limit of the energy in this limit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.11075

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zbMATH Keywords

minimizers\(\Gamma\)-convergenceMEMStransmission problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Technical applications of optics and electromagnetic theory (78A55) Variational methods for second-order elliptic equations (35J20) Boundary value problems for second-order elliptic equations (35J25) PDEs in connection with mechanics of deformable solids (35Q74) Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G65)

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