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A variational method for functionals depending on eigenvalues

Analysis of PDEs 2024-10-11 v2 Differential Geometry Functional Analysis

Abstract

We perform a systematic variational method for functionals depending on eigenvalues of Riemannian manifolds. It is based on a new concept of Palais Smale sequences that can be constructed thanks to a generalization of classical min-max methods on C1C^1 functionals to locally-Lipschitz functionals. We prove convergence results on these Palais-Smale sequences emerging from combinations of Laplace eigenvalues or combinations of Steklov eigenvalues in dimension 2.

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@article{arxiv.2211.15632,
  title  = {A variational method for functionals depending on eigenvalues},
  author = {Romain Petrides},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15632},
  year   = {2024}
}