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We give a counterexample to the long standing conjecture that the ball maximises the first eigenvalue of the Robin eigenvalue problem with negative parameter among domains of the same volume. Furthermore, we show that the conjecture holds…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2015-07-31 Pedro Freitas , David Krejcirik

In this paper we prove that the ball maximizes the first eigenvalue of the Robin Laplacian operator with negative boundary parameter, among all convex sets of \mathbb{R}^n with prescribed perimeter. The key of the proof is a dearrangement…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-16 D. Bucur , V. Ferone , C. Nitsch , C. Trombetti

We investigate the Robin eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian with negative boundary parameter on quadrilateral domains of fixed area. In this paper, we prove that the square is a local maximiser of the first eigenvalue with respect to the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-09-14 Julie Clutterbuck , James Larsen-Scott

We prove two bounds for the first Robin eigenvalue of the Finsler Laplacian with negative boundary parameter in the planar case. In the constant area problem, we show that the Wulff shape is the maximizer only for values which are close to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-11-09 Gloria Paoli , Leonardo Trani

In this paper, we are interested in the analysis of a well-known free boundary/shape optimization problem motivated by some issues arising in population dynamics. The question is to determine optimal spatial arrangements of favorable and…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-11-15 Jimmy Lamboley , Antoine Laurain , Grégoire Nadin , Yannick Privat

Given the eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian with Robin boundary conditions, (with $\beta\in\R\setminus\{0\}$ the Robin parameter), we consider a shape minimization problem for a function of the first eigenvalues if $\beta>0$ and a shape…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Alessandro Carbotti , Simone Cito , Diego Pallara

We establish rigorous quantitative inequalities for the first eigenvalue of the generalized $p$-Robin problem, for both the classical diffusion absorption case, where the Robin boundary parameter $\alpha$ is positive, and the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-04 Lukas Bundrock , Tiziana Giorgi , Robert Smits

This paper addresses the geometric optimization problem of the first Robin eigenvalue in exterior domains, specifically the lowest point of the spectrum of the Laplace operator under Robin boundary conditions in the complement of a bounded…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-18 Lukas Bundrock

In this paper the first and second domain variation for functionals related to elliptic boundary and eigenvalue problems with Robin boundary conditions is computed. Minimality and maximality properties of the ball among nearly circular…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-07-13 Catherine Bandle , Alfred Wagner

We study the minimisation of the positive principal eigenvalue for an indefinite-weight problem under inhomogeneous Robin boundary conditions. The model is motivated by diffusive logistic equations in spatially heterogeneous environments,…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-01 Baruch Schneider , Diana Schneiderová , Yifan Zhang

The second eigenvalue of the Robin Laplacian is shown to be maximal for the ball among domains of fixed volume, for negative values of the Robin parameter $\alpha$ in the regime connecting the first nontrivial Neumann and Steklov…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-10-18 Pedro Freitas , Richard Laugesen

Among all $C^{\infty}$ bounded domains with equal volume, we show that the second eigenvalue of the Robin plate is uniquely maximized by an open ball, so long as the Robin parameter lies within a particular range of negative values. Our…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-02-18 L. Mercredi Chasman , Jeffrey J. Langford

We consider the first eigenvalue $\lambda_1(\Omega,\sigma)$ of the Laplacian with Robin boundary conditions on a compact Riemannian manifold $\Omega$ with smooth boundary, $\sigma\in\bf R$ being the Robin boundary parameter. When $\sigma>0$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-04-17 Alessandro Savo

Robin problem for the Laplacian in a bounded planar domain with a smooth boundary and a large parameter in the boundary condition is considered. We prove a two-sided three-term asymptotic estimate for the negative eigenvalues. Furthermore,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-12-10 Pavel Exner , Alexander Minakov , Leonid Parnovski

For every given $\beta<0$, we study the problem of maximizing the first Robin eigenvalue of the Laplacian $\lambda_\beta(\Omega)$ among convex (not necessarily smooth) sets $\Omega\subset\mathbb{S}^{n}$ with fixed perimeter. In particular,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-30 Paolo Acampora , Antonio Celentano , Emanuele Cristoforoni , Carlo Nitsch , Cristina Trombetti

We consider the problem of minimising the $k$th eigenvalue, $k \geq 2$, of the ($p$-)Laplacian with Robin boundary conditions with respect to all domains in $\mathbb{R}^N$ of given volume $M$. When $k=2$, we prove that the second eigenvalue…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-10-07 J. B. Kennedy

In this article, we address the problem of determining a domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$ that minimizes the first eigenvalue of the Lam\'e system under a volume constraint. We begin by establishing the existence of such an optimal domain within…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-18 Antoine Henrot , Antoine Lemenant , Yannick Privat

In this paper, we establish a lower bound, in terms of the isoperimetric deficit, for the first eigenvalue of the Robin Laplacian with negative boundary parameter on horospherically convex bounded domains in the hyperbolic space. This…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Daguang Chen , Shan Li

The third eigenvalue of the Robin Laplacian on a simply-connected planar domain of given area is bounded above by the corresponding eigenvalue of a disjoint union of two equal disks, for Robin parameters in $[-4\pi,4\pi]$. This sharp…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-01-28 Hanna N. Kim , Richard S. Laugesen

We show that the spectrum of a Schr\"odinger eigenvalue problem posed on a closed Riemannian manifold $M$ with non-negative potential can be approached by that of Robin eigenvalue problems with constant positive boundary parameter posed on…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2024-11-05 Chia-Chun Lo
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