Friedman, AvnerTello, J. Ignacio2023-06-202023-06-202001-04-100022-039610.1006/jdeq.2000.3844https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/57007The tape head interaction in magnetic recording is modelled by a coupled system of a second order differential equation for the pressure and a fourth-order differential equation for the tape deflection. There is also the constraint that the spacing between the head and tape remains positive. In this paper, we study the stationary one-dimensional case and establish the existence of a smooth solutionengjournal articlehttp://0-www.sciencedirect.com.cisne.sim.ucm.es/science/journal/00220396open access517.9Tape-head interactionCoupled ordinary differential equationsDiscontinuitySmooth solutionMagnetic recordingEcuaciones diferenciales1202.07 Ecuaciones en Diferencias