Abstract

We consider the problem of geometric optimisation of the lowest eigenvalue of the Laplacian in the exterior of a compact planar set, subject to attractive Robin boundary conditions. Under either a constraint of fixed perimeter or area, we show that the maximiser within the class of exteriors of convex sets is always the exterior of a disk. We also argue why the results fail without the convexity constraint and in higher dimensions.

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David Krejčiřík

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Technical University, Trojanova 13, 12000 Prague 2, Czech Republic

david.krejcirik@fjfi.cvut.cz

Vladimir Lotoreichik

Department of Theoretical Physics, Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25068 Řež, Czech Republic

lotoreichik@ujf.cas.cz

Keywords

  • Robin Laplacian
  • negative boundary parameter
  • exterior of a convex set
  • lowest eigenvalue
  • spectral isoperimetric inequality
  • spectral isochoric inequality
  • parallel coordinates

Mathematics Subject Classification

35P15; 58J50

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Suggested citation

D. Krejčiřík, V. Lotoreichik. “Optimisation of the Lowest Robin Eigenvalue in the Exterior of a Compact Set.” Journal of Convex Analysis 25 (2018), No. 1, 319–337. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca25018

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