The onset of multi-valued solutions of a prescribed mean curvature equation with singular non-linearity

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Abstract: The existence and multiplicity of solutions to a quasilinear, elliptic partial differential equation (PDE) with singular non-linearity is analyzed. The PDE is a recently derived variant of a canonical model used in the modeling of Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). It is observed that the bifurcation curve of solutions terminates at single dead-end point, beyond which no classical solutions exist. A necessary condition for the existence of solutions is developed which reveals that this dead-end point corresponds to a blow-up in the solution derivative at a point internal to the domain. Using asymptotic analysis, an accurate prediction of this dead end point is obtained. An arc-length parameterization of the solution curve can be employed to continue solutions beyond the dead end point, however, all extra solutions are found to be multi-valued.









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