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Sharp ratios for low-index Neumann eigenvalues on convex domains

Analysis of PDEs 2026-07-06 v1 Spectral Theory

Abstract

Let ΩRN\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N be a bounded open convex set, and let 0=μ0(Ω)<μ1(Ω)μ2(Ω)0=\mu_0(\Omega)<\mu_1(\Omega)\le \mu_2(\Omega)\le\cdots be the Neumann eigenvalues of the Laplacian, repeated according to multiplicity. We prove the sharp bounds μ2(Ω)4μ1(Ω),μ3(Ω)9μ1(Ω). \mu_2(\Omega)\le 4\mu_1(\Omega),\qquad \mu_3(\Omega)\le 9\mu_1(\Omega). The first estimate resolves a problem attributed to Henrot, while the second gives the next sharp case predicted by the one-dimensional model. The constants are optimal in every dimension.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.05388,
  title  = {Sharp ratios for low-index Neumann eigenvalues on convex domains},
  author = {Quanyu Tang and Haiqi Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.05388},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages. Comments and suggestions are welcome