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Neumann eigenvalue sums on triangles are (mostly) minimal for equilaterals

Analysis of PDEs 2011-02-02 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We prove that among all triangles of given diameter, the equilateral triangle minimizes the sum of the first nn eigenvalues of the Neumann Laplacian, when n3n \geq 3. The result fails for n=2n=2, because the second eigenvalue is known to be minimal for the degenerate acute isosceles triangle (rather than for the equilateral) while the first eigenvalue is 0 for every triangle. We show the third eigenvalue is minimal for the equilateral triangle.

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@article{arxiv.1102.0071,
  title  = {Neumann eigenvalue sums on triangles are (mostly) minimal for equilaterals},
  author = {R. S. Laugesen and Z. C. Pan and S. S. Son},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0071},
  year   = {2011}
}

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12 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables

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