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We study the principal Dirichlet eigenfunction $\varphi_U$ when the domain $U$ is a perturbation of a bounded inner uniform domain in a strictly local regular Dirichlet space. We prove that if $U$ is suitably contained in between two inner…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-04-29 Brian Chao , Laurent Saloff-Coste

We prove the existence of Sobolev extension operators for certain uniform classes of domains in a Riemannian manifold with an explicit uniform bound on the norm depending only on the geometry near their boundaries. We use this quantitative…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-07-09 Olaf Post , Xavier Ramos Olivé , Christian Rose

In the framework of the Laplacian transport, described by a Robin boundary value problem in an exterior domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$, we generalize the definition of the Poincar\'e-Steklov operator to $d$-set boundaries, $n-2< d<n$, and give…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-07-06 Kevin Arfi , Anna Rozanova-Pierrat

We consider the Dirichlet and Neumann problems for second-order linear elliptic equations: \[ -\triangle u +\mathrm{div}(u\mathbf{b}) =f \quad\text{ and }\quad -\triangle v -\mathbf{b} \cdot \nabla v =g \] in a bounded Lipschitz domain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-11-02 Hyunseok Kim , Hyunwoo Kwon

This paper considers the Helmholtz problem in the exterior of a ball with Dirichlet boundary conditions and radiation conditions imposed at infinity. The differential Helmholtz operator depends on the complex wavenumber with non-negative…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-22 Benedikt Gräßle , Stefan A. Sauter

We are interested in the number of nodal domains of eigenfunctions of sub-Laplacians on sub-Riemannian manifolds. Specifically, we investigate the validity of Pleijel's theorem, which states that, as soon as the dimension is strictly larger…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-30 Rupert L. Frank , Bernard Helffer

We consider the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator (DNO) on nearly-hyperspherical domains in dimension greater than 3. Treating such domains as perturbations of the ball, we prove the analytic dependence of the DNO on the shape perturbation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Chee Han Tan , Robert Viator

We provide an answer to a question raised by Levine and Weinberger in their $1986$ paper concerning the difference between Dirichlet and Neumann eigenvalues of the Laplacian on bounded domains in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. More precisely, we show…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-30 Pedro Freitas , Miguel Gama

We prove that a Kato class potential $V$ defined on an open, bounded set in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with Lipschitz boundary is uniquely determined by the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator associated to the equation $-\Delta u + Vu = 0\,.$

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-24 Clemens Bombach

\AA. Pleijel (1956) has proved that in the case of the Laplacian with Dirichlet condition, the equality in the Courant nodal theorem (Courant sharp situation) can only be true for a finite number of eigenvalues when the dimension is $\geq…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-23 Bernard Helffer , Mikael Persson Sundqvist

We prove sharp bilinear estimates for Dirichlet or Neumann eigenfunctions in domains in the plane. These are the natural analog of earlier estimates for the boundaryless case of Burq, G\'erard, and Tzvetkov.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Matthew D. Blair , Hart F. Smith , Christopher D. Sogge

Courant theorem provides an upper bound for the number of nodal domains of eigenfunctions of a wide class of Laplacian-type operators. In particular, it holds for generic eigenfunctions of quantum graph. The theorem stipulates that, after…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-03-06 Ram Band , Gregory Berkolaiko , Hillel Raz , Uzy Smilansky

We study the spectral properties of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator and the related Steklov problem in spheroidal domains ranging from a needle to a disk. An explicit matrix representation of this operator for both interior and exterior…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Denis S. Grebenkov

We deal with the Sturm--Liouville operator $Ly=l(y)=-\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}+q(x)y,$ with Dirichlet--Neumann boundary conditions $ y(0)=y'(\pi)=0 $ in the space $L_2[0,\pi]$. We assume that the potential $q$ is complex-valued and has the form…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2011-06-14 Shveikina Olga

In this note, we construct a Dirichlet-to-Neumann map, from a Besov space of functions, to the dual of this class. The Besov spaces are of functions on the boundary of a bounded, locally compact uniform domain equipped with a doubling…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-03-22 Ryan Gibara , Nageswari Shanmugalingam

We construct a multiply connected domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$ for which the second eigenfunction of the Laplacian with Robin boundary conditions has an interior nodal line. In the process, we adapt a bound of Donnelly-Fefferman type to obtain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-09-27 J. B. Kennedy

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded open subset with $C^{1+\kappa}$-boundary for some $\kappa > 0$. Consider the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator associated to the elliptic operator $- \sum \partial_l ( c_{kl} \, \partial_k ) + V$, where the $c_{kl} =…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-07-26 A. F. M. ter Elst , E. M. Ouhabaz

This work extends monotonicity-based methods in inverse problems to the case of the Helmholtz (or stationary Schr\"odinger) equation $(\Delta + k^2 q) u = 0$ in a bounded domain for fixed non-resonance frequency $k>0$ and real-valued…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-07 Bastian Harrach , Valter Pohjola , Mikko Salo

We consider the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator ${\cal N}$ associated with a general elliptic operator \[ {\cal A} u = - \sum_{k,l=1}^d \partial_k (c_{kl}\, \partial_l u) + \sum_{k=1}^d \Big( c_k\, \partial_k u - \partial_k (b_k\, u) \Big)…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-08 A. F. M. ter Elst , E. M. Ouhabaz