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Monotonicity of the first nonzero Steklov eigenvalue of regular $N$-gon with fixed perimeter

Analysis of PDEs 2026-03-27 v1

Abstract

We study the first nontrivial Steklov eigenvalue of perimeter-normalized regular NN-gons and show that it is strictly increasing in NN. The proof mainly relies on an analytic framework that establishes a refined asymptotic expansion in three steps: first, identifying the Steklov eigenvalue as the maximal eigenvalue of a Toeplitz-type operator; second, deriving the eigenvalue and its associated eigenfunctions simultaneously via Schur reduction; and finally, obtaining the exact coefficients in the Schur moment expansion by evaluating Euler-type sums. The monotonicity is proved to be eventual, holding for N20N\ge 20. For the remaining cases 3N203\le N\le 20, we provide complementary computer-assisted verification, confirming monotonicity across the full range of NN.

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@article{arxiv.2603.25116,
  title  = {Monotonicity of the first nonzero Steklov eigenvalue of regular $N$-gon with fixed perimeter},
  author = {Zhuo Cheng and Changfeng Gui and Yeyao Hu and Qinfeng Li and Ruofei Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.25116},
  year   = {2026}
}