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On nodal lines of Neumann eigenfunctions

Analysis of PDEs 2007-05-23 v1 Probability

Abstract

We present a new method for locating the nodal line of the second eigenfunction for the Neumann problem in a planar domain. The technique is based on the `mirror coupling' of reflected Brownian motions.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0203017,
  title  = {On nodal lines of Neumann eigenfunctions},
  author = {Krzysztof Burdzy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0203017},
  year   = {2007}
}