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 eigenvalues of the Neumann Laplacian, when . The result fails for , 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