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Grosjean proved that the $(1/p)$-th power of the first eigenvalue of the $p$-Laplacian on a closed Riemannian manifold converges to the twice of the inverse of the diameter of the space, as $p \to \infty$. Before this, a corresponding…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-12-04 Ayato Mitsuishi

In this paper we study some relationships between the first Dirichlet eigenvalue $\Lambda(\Omega)$ and the torsional rigidity $T(\Omega)$ of a domain $\Omega$. We consider the problem of optimizing the product $\Lambda(\Omega)T(\Omega)$…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-15 Vincenzo Amato , Carlo Nitsch , Cristina Trombetti , Federico Villone

We consider the well-known following shape optimization problem: $$\lambda_1(\Omega^*)=\min_{\stackrel{|\Omega|=a} {\Omega\subset{D}}} \lambda_1(\Omega), $$ where $\lambda_1$ denotes the first eigenvalue of the Laplace operator with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-05-13 Tanguy Briançon , Jimmy Lamboley

Let $B_1$ be a ball of radius $r_1$ in $S^n(\Hy^n)$, and let $B_0$ be a smaller ball of radius $r_0$ such that $\bar{B_0}\subset B_1$. For $S^n$ we consider $r_1< \pi$. Let $u$ be a solution of the problem $-\La u =1$ in $\Om :=…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 M H C Anisa , A R Aithal

The purpose of this article is to establish new lower bounds for the sums of powers of eigenvalues of the Dirichlet fractional Laplacian operator $(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}|_{\Omega}$ restricted to a bounded domain $\Omega\subset{\mathbb R}^d$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-01-08 Turkay Yolcu , Selma Yildirim Yolcu

We study the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplace operator on an arbitrary bounded, open set in $\R^d$, $d \geq 2$. In particular, we derive upper bounds on Riesz means of order $\sigma \geq 3/2$, that improve the sharp Berezin inequality…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-29 Leander Geisinger , Ari Laptev , Timo Weidl

In this work we prove that given an open bounded set $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ with a $C^2$ boundary, there exists $\epsilon := \epsilon(\Omega)$ small enough such that for all $0 < \delta < \epsilon$ the maximum of $\{\lambda_1(\Omega…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-07-02 Manuel Dias

We study the following class of Steklov eigenvalue problems: \[ \nabla \cdot \bigl( w \nabla u \bigr) = 0 \quad \text{in } \Omega, \qquad \frac{\partial u}{\partial \nu} = \gamma v u \quad \text{on } \partial \Omega, \] where $w$ and $v$…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-22 Friedemann Brock , Francesco Chiacchio

Lieb has shown a lower bound on the smallest Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Laplace operator in terms of a generalized inradius. We derive similar bounds for Robin eigenvalues, for eigenvalues of the polyharmonic operator and the sub-Laplacian…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Rupert L. Frank , Ari Laptev , Durvudkhan Suragan

We prove an analogue of P\'olya's conjecture for the eigenvalues of the magnetic Schr\"odinger operator with Aharonov--Bohm potential on the disk, for Dirichlet and magnetic Neumann boundary conditions. This answers a question posed by R.…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-21 Nikolay Filonov , Michael Levitin , Iosif Polterovich , David A. Sher

We prove the Fundamental Gap Conjecture, which states that the difference between the first two Dirichlet eigenvalues (the spectral gap) of a Schr\"odinger operator with convex potential and Dirichlet boundary data on a convex domain is…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2011-01-12 Ben Andrews , Julie Clutterbuck

In this paper we consider the first eigenvalue $\lambda_1(\Omega)$ of the Grushin operator $\Delta_G:=\Delta_{x_1}+|x_1|^{2s}\Delta_{x_2}$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^d=…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-02-25 Paolo Luzzini , Luigi Provenzano , Joachim Stubbe

We generalize a classical inequality between the eigenvalues of the Laplacians with Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions on bounded, planar domains: in 1955, Payne proved that below the $k$-th eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-30 Jonathan Rohleder

We compute estimates for eigenvalues of a class of linear second-order elliptic differential operators in divergence form (with Dirichlet boundary condition) on a bounded domain in a complete Riemannian manifold. Our estimates are based…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-12-16 José N. V. Gomes , Juliana F. R. Miranda

The main aim of this article is to prove quantitative spectral inequalities for the Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary conditions. More specifically, we prove sharp quantitative stability for the Faber-Krahn inequality in terms of Newtonian…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-07-15 Ian Fleschler , Xavier Tolsa , Michele Villa

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 study the hot spots conjecture for domains in the Gaussian space $(\mathbb{R}^n, (2\pi)^{-n/2} e^{-|x|^2/2} dx)$ for $n \ge 2$. Given a bounded domain $\Omega$ with a piecewise smooth boundary, we consider the first nontrivial…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-28 Bobo Hua , Jin Sun

We study a $(k+1)$-dimensional hyperbolic space of a negative constant sectional curvature $\kappa=-1/\rho^2$. Let $\lambda$ be a real eigenvalue and $f_{\lambda} (x)$ be an eigenfunction of the hyperbolic Laplacian assuming a non-zero…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-02-26 Sergei Artamoshin

In this paper, we define a new capacity which allows us to control the behaviour of the Dirichlet spectrum of a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, with "small" subsets (which may intersect the boundary) removed. This result…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jerome Bertrand , Bruno Colbois

A sharp lower bound for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of the $p$-laplacian in Gaussian space is derived for sets with prescribed generalized torsional rigidity. The result provides an extension of the classical spectral inequality due to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Francesco Chiacchio , Vincenzo Ferone , Anna Mercaldo , Jing Wang