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Courant-sharp eigenvalues of Neumann 2-rep-tiles

Spectral Theory 2016-12-07 v3

Abstract

We find the Courant-sharp Neumann eigenvalues of the Laplacian on some 2-rep-tile domains. In R2\R^{2} the domains we consider are the isosceles right triangle and the rectangle with edge ratio 2\sqrt{2} (also known as the A4 paper). In Rn\R^{n} the domains are boxes which generalize the mentioned planar rectangle. The symmetries of those domains reveal a special structure of their eigenfunctions, which we call folding\textbackslash{}unfolding. This structure affects the nodal set of the eigenfunctions, which in turn allows to derive necessary conditions for Courant-sharpness. In addition, the eigenvalues of these domains are arranged as a lattice which allows for a comparison between the nodal count and the spectral position. The Courant-sharpness of most eigenvalues is ruled out using those methods. In addition, this analysis allows to estimate the nodal deficiency - the difference between the spectral position and the nodal count.

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@article{arxiv.1507.03410,
  title  = {Courant-sharp eigenvalues of Neumann 2-rep-tiles},
  author = {Ram Band and Michael Bersudsky and David Fajman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.03410},
  year   = {2016}
}
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