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A computer-assisted proof is proposed for the Laplacian eigenvalue minimization problems over triangular domains under diameter constraints. The proof utilizes recently developed guaranteed computation methods for both eigenvalues and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-30 Ryoki Endo , Xuefeng Liu

We consider the Dirac operator on right triangles, subject to infinite-mass boundary conditions. We conjecture that the lowest positive eigenvalue is minimised by the isosceles right triangle both under the area or perimeter constraints. We…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2023-04-12 Tuyen Vu

We compute Dirichlet eigenvalues and eigenfunctions explicitly for spherical lunes and the spherical triangles which are half the lunes, and show that the fundamental gap goes to infinity when the angle of the lune goes to zero. Then we…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-09-02 Shoo Seto , Guofang Wei , Xuwen Zhu

In this paper, we establish a sharp lower bound for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of the $p$-Laplacian on bounded domains of a complete, non-compact Riemannian manifold with non-negative Ricci curvature.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Xiaoshang Jin , Zhiwei Lü

We revisit the eigenvalue problem of the Dirichlet Laplacian on bounded domains in complete Riemannian manifolds. By building on classical results like Li-Yau's and Yang's inequalities, we derive upper and lower bounds for eigenvalues. For…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Daguang Chen , Qing-Ming Cheng

We are concerned with the dependence of the lowest eigenvalue of the magnetic Dirichlet Laplacian on the geometry of rectangles, subject to homogeneous fields. We conjecture that the square is a global minimiser both under the area or…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-25 David Krejcirik

We present numerical minimizers for the first seven eigenvalues of the magnetic Dirichlet Laplacian with constant magnetic field in a wide range of field strengths. Adapting an approach by Antunes and Freitas, we use gradient descent for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-18 Matthias Baur

This paper is about a shape optimization problem related to the Dirichlet Laplacian eingevalues in the Euclidean plane. More precisely we study the shape of the minimizer in the class of open sets of constant width. We prove that the disk…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-01-15 Zakaria Fattah , Mohamed Berrada

The Faber-Krahn inequality in $\mathbb{R}^2$ states that among all open bounded sets of given area the disk minimizes the first Dirichlet Laplacian eigenvalue. There are numerical evidences that for all $N\ge 3$ the first Dirichlet…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-03-27 Carlo Nitsch

We study the minimizers of the sum of the principal Dirichlet eigenvalue of the negative Laplacian and the perimeter with respect to a general norm in the class of Jordan domains in the plane. This is equivalent (modulo scaling) to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-01-06 Marek Biskup , Eviatar B. Procaccia

We prove an isoperimetric inequality of the Rayleigh-Faber-Krahn type for a nonlinear generalization of the first twisted Dirichlet eigenvalue. More precisely, we show that the minimizer among sets of given volume is the union of two equal…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-27 Gisella Croce , Antoine Henrot , Giovanni Pisante

We consider the well-known shape optimization problem with spectral cost: minimizing the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian among all subdomains $\Omega$ having prescribed volume and contained in a fixed box $D$; equivalently, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-28 Benedetta Noris , Giovanni Siclari , Gianmaria Verzini

In this paper we compare the candidates to be spectral minimal partitions for two criteria: the maximum and the average of the first eigenvalue on each subdomains of the partition. We analyze in detail the square, the disk and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-02-07 Beniamin Bogosel , Virginie Bonnaillie-Noël

We describe min-max formulas for the principal eigenvalue of a $V$-drift Laplacian defined by a vector field $V$ on a geodesic ball of a Riemannian manifold $N$. Then we derive comparison results for the principal eigenvalue with the one of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-10-26 Ana Cristina Ferreira , Isabel Salavessa

We study the problem of minimizing the second Dirichlet eigenvalue for the Laplacian operator among sets of given perimeter. In two dimensions, we prove that the optimum exists, is convex, regular, and its boundary contains exactly two…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-11-29 Dorin Bucur , Giuseppe Buttazzo , Antoine Henrot

In this article we will explore Dirichlet Laplace eigenvalues on balls on spherically symmetric manifolds. We will compare any Dirichlet Laplace eigenvalue with the corresponding Dirichlet Laplace eigenvalue on balls in Euclidean space with…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-23 Stine Marie Berge

Inside a fixed bounded domain $\Omega$ of the plane, we look for the best compact connected set $K$, of given perimeter, in order to maximize the first Dirichlet eigenvalue $\lambda_1(\Omega\setminus K)$. We discuss some of the qualitative…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-03-28 Antoine Henrot , Davide Zucco

In this paper, we use a weighted isoperimetric inequality to give a lower bound on the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Laplacian on a bounded domain inside a Euclidean cone. Our bound is sharp, in that only sectors realize it. This result…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-02-02 Jesse Ratzkin

Fix two parallel circles in $\mathbb{R}^3$ centered about a common axis. Among surfaces of revolution immersed in $\mathbb{R}^3$ whose boundary is given by these circles, there is one which maximizes the first Dirichlet eigenvalue. If the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-10-28 Sinan Ariturk