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A second eigenvalue bound for the Dirichlet Laplacian in hyperbolic space

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Let Ω\Omega be some domain in the hyperbolic space \Hn\Hn (with n2n\ge 2) and S1S_1 the geodesic ball that has the same first Dirichlet eigenvalue as Ω\Omega. We prove the Payne-P\'olya-Weinberger conjecture for \Hn\Hn, i.e., that the second Dirichlet eigenvalue on Ω\Omega is smaller or equal than the second Dirichlet eigenvalue on S1S_1. We also prove that the ratio of the first two eigenvalues on geodesic balls is a decreasing function of the radius.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0511045,
  title  = {A second eigenvalue bound for the Dirichlet Laplacian in hyperbolic space},
  author = {Rafael D. Benguria and Helmut Linde},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0511045},
  year   = {2007}
}