Nonradial Quenching Profile for a MEMS Model

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Main Authors: Liao, Hsuan-Lin, Nguyen, Van Tien
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author Liao, Hsuan-Lin
Nguyen, Van Tien
author_facet Liao, Hsuan-Lin
Nguyen, Van Tien
contents We construct a quenching solution to the parabolic MEMS model \[ u_t = Δu - \frac{1}{u^2} \quad \text{in } \mathcal{B} \times (0,T), \quad u|_{\partial \mathcal{B}} = 1, \] where $\mathcal{B}$ is the unit disc in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and $T > 0$ denotes the quenching time. The constructed solution quenches only at the origin and admits the final profile \[ u(x,T) \sim \left(x_1^2 x_2^2 + θ(x_1^6 + x_2^6)\right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \quad \text{as } |x| \to 0, \] where $θ\in (0, θ^*)$ for some $θ^* > 0$. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a quenching solution with a genuinely non-radial profile. The proof relies on the construction of a good approximate solution, using a perturbative expansion in self-similar variables. We then justify the true solution that remains close to this approximation through a spectral analysis combined with a robust energy method.
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spellingShingle Nonradial Quenching Profile for a MEMS Model
Liao, Hsuan-Lin
Nguyen, Van Tien
Analysis of PDEs
35B44, 35K55, 35B40
We construct a quenching solution to the parabolic MEMS model \[ u_t = Δu - \frac{1}{u^2} \quad \text{in } \mathcal{B} \times (0,T), \quad u|_{\partial \mathcal{B}} = 1, \] where $\mathcal{B}$ is the unit disc in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and $T > 0$ denotes the quenching time. The constructed solution quenches only at the origin and admits the final profile \[ u(x,T) \sim \left(x_1^2 x_2^2 + θ(x_1^6 + x_2^6)\right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \quad \text{as } |x| \to 0, \] where $θ\in (0, θ^*)$ for some $θ^* > 0$. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a quenching solution with a genuinely non-radial profile. The proof relies on the construction of a good approximate solution, using a perturbative expansion in self-similar variables. We then justify the true solution that remains close to this approximation through a spectral analysis combined with a robust energy method.
title Nonradial Quenching Profile for a MEMS Model
topic Analysis of PDEs
35B44, 35K55, 35B40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15246