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Courant-sharp eigenvalues of a two-dimensional torus

Analysis of PDEs 2015-07-16 v2 Spectral Theory

Abstract

In this paper, we determine, in the case of the Laplacian on the flat two-dimensional torus (R/Z) 2 , all the eigenvalues having an eigenfunction which satisfies Courant's theorem with equality (Courant-sharp situation). Following the strategy o A. Pleijel (1956), the proof is a combination of a lower bound a la Weyl) of the counting function, with an explicit remainder term, and of a Faber--Krahn inequality for domains on the torus (deduced as in B{\'e}rard-Meyer from an isoperimetric inequality), with an explicit upper bound on the area.

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@article{arxiv.1501.02558,
  title  = {Courant-sharp eigenvalues of a two-dimensional torus},
  author = {Corentin Léna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.02558},
  year   = {2015}
}
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