Spherical caps do not always maximize Neumann eigenvalues on the sphere

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Main Authors: Bucur, Dorin, Laugesen, Richard S., Martinet, Eloi, Nahon, Mickaël
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Published: 2025
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author Bucur, Dorin
Laugesen, Richard S.
Martinet, Eloi
Nahon, Mickaël
author_facet Bucur, Dorin
Laugesen, Richard S.
Martinet, Eloi
Nahon, Mickaël
contents We prove the existence of an open set $Ω\subset\mathbb{S}^2$ for which the first positive eigenvalue of the Laplacian with Neumann boundary condition exceeds that of the geodesic disk having the same area. This example holds for large areas and contrasts with results by Bandle and later authors proving maximality of the disk under additional topological or geometric conditions, thereby revealing such conditions to be necessary.
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spellingShingle Spherical caps do not always maximize Neumann eigenvalues on the sphere
Bucur, Dorin
Laugesen, Richard S.
Martinet, Eloi
Nahon, Mickaël
Analysis of PDEs
Spectral Theory
35P15, 58J50
We prove the existence of an open set $Ω\subset\mathbb{S}^2$ for which the first positive eigenvalue of the Laplacian with Neumann boundary condition exceeds that of the geodesic disk having the same area. This example holds for large areas and contrasts with results by Bandle and later authors proving maximality of the disk under additional topological or geometric conditions, thereby revealing such conditions to be necessary.
title Spherical caps do not always maximize Neumann eigenvalues on the sphere
topic Analysis of PDEs
Spectral Theory
35P15, 58J50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15385