Mixed Stekloff Eigenvalue Problem and New Extremal Properties of the Grötzsch Ring

We study the mixed Stekloff eigenvalue problem in doubly connected domains. Using circular symmetrization and a distortion theorem for conformal mappings of an annulus, we find lower bounds for the first eigenvalue. These bounds are sharp for the Grötzsch ring. We also solve an extremal problem for some polygonal doubly connected domains and prove some results concerning the existence of a closed nodal line. Bibliography: 19 titles.     

Universal Inequalities for Eigenvalues of the Buckling Problem of Arbitrary Order

We investigate the eigenvalues of the buckling problem of arbitrary order on compact domains in Euclidean spaces and spheres. We obtain universal bounds for the kth eigenvalue in terms of the lower eigenvalues independently of the particular geometry of the domain.     

ESTIMATES ON EIGENVALUES FOR THE BIHARMONIC OPERATOR ON A BOUNDED DOMAIN IN H~n(-1)

In this paper, we consider eigenvalues of the Dirichlet biharmonic operator on a bounded domain in a hyperbolic space. We obtain universal bounds on the (k + 1)th eigenvalue in terms of the first kth eigenvalues independent of the domains.     

ESTIMATES ON EIGENVALUES FOR THE BIHARMONIC OPERATOR ON A BOUNDED DOMAIN IN H~n（-1）

In this paper, we consider eigenvalues of the Dirichlet biharmonic operator on a bounded domain in a hyperbolic space. We obtain universal bounds on the (k + 1)th eigenvalue in terms of the first kth eigenvalues independent of the domains.     

On the inner radius of univalency by pre-Schwarzian derivative

In this paper,the inner radius of univalency of hyperbolic domains by pre-Schwarzian derivative is studied,and some general formulas for the lower bound of the inner radius are established. As their applications,the lower bounds of inner radiuses for angular domains and strongly starlike domains are obtained.     

Bounds for the first eigenvalue of the elastically supported membrane on convex domains

Bartas principle and gradient bounds for the torsion function are the main tools for deriving lower bounds for the first eigenvalue. The optimal domains are an infinite strip, a disk or an annulus in different situations.     

Two-sided bounds of eigenvalues of second-and fourth-order elliptic operators

This article presents an idea in the finite element methods (FEMs) for obtaining two-sided bounds of exact eigenvalues. This approach is based on the combination of nonconforming methods giving lower bounds of the eigenvalues and a postprocessing technique using conforming finite elements. Our results hold for the second and fourth-order problems defined on two-dimensional domains. First, we list analytic and experimental results concerning triangular and rectangular nonconforming elements which give at least asymptotically lower bounds of the exact eigenvalues. We present some new numerical experiments for the plate bending problem on a rectangular domain. The main result is that if we know an estimate from below by nonconforming FEM, then by using a postprocessing procedure we can obtain two-sided bounds of the first (essential) eigenvalue. For the other eigenvalues λ_l, l = 2, 3, …, we prove and give conditions when this method is applicable. Finally, the numerical results presented and discussed in the paper illustrate the efficiency of our method.     

Universal bounds for eigenvalues of the biharmonic operator on Riemannian manifolds

In this paper we consider eigenvalues of the Dirichlet biharmonic operator on compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary (possibly empty) and prove a general inequality for them. By using this inequality, we study eigenvalues of the Dirichlet biharmonic operator on compact domains in a Euclidean space or a minimal submanifold of it and a unit sphere. We obtain universal bounds on the (k+1)th eigenvalue on such objects in terms of the first k eigenvalues independent of the domains. The estimate for the (k+1)th eigenvalue of bounded domains in a Euclidean space improves an important inequality obtained recently by Cheng and Yang.     

On the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator on forms

We study a Dirichlet-to-Neumann eigenvalue problem for differential forms on a compact Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary. This problem is a natural generalization of the classical Dirichlet-to-Neumann (or Steklov) problem on functions. We derive a number of upper and lower bounds for the first eigenvalue in several contexts: many of these estimates will be sharp, and for some of them we characterize equality. We also relate these new eigenvalues with those of other operators, like the Hodge Laplacian or the biharmonic Steklov operator.     

带权Paneitz算子和带权圆盘振动问题的特征值不等式

本文研究光滑度量测度空间上带权Paneitz算子的闭特征值问题和带权圆盘振动问题,给出Euclid空间、单位球面、射影空间和一般Riemann流形的n维紧子流形的权重Paneitz箅子和带权圆盘振动问题的前n个特征值上界估计.进一步地,本文给出带权Ricci曲率有界的紧致度量测度空间上带权圆盘振动问题的第一特征值的下界...     

The first eigenvalue of the Laplacian, isoperimetric constants, and the Max Flow Min Cut Theorem

We show how ‘test’ vector fields may be used to give lower bounds for the Cheeger constant of a Euclidean domain (or Riemannian manifold with boundary), and hence for the lowest eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian on the domain. Also, we show that a continuous version of the classical Max Flow Min Cut Theorem for networks implies that Cheeger’s constant may be obtained precisely from such vector fields. Finally, we apply these ideas to reprove a known lower bound for Cheeger’s constant in terms of the inradius of a plane domain. Received: 13 June 2005     

THE GROWTH THEOREM FOR STARLIKE MAPPINGS ON BOUNDED STARLIKE CIRCULAR DOMAINS

1.IntroductionOnthegeometricfunctiontheoryofonecomplexvariable,thefollowinggrowthandi-coveringtheoremiswellknown(see[2]).TheoremA.Foreachno~alizedunivalentjunctionfontheunitdiscDCC,ESPecially,theleft-handsideOftheaboveinequalityimpliesf(D)2ID.ForeachzED,z/0,equalityoccursintheaboveinequalityifandonlyiffisKoe6efunctionK(z)=theoritsrotatione--"K(e"z).Itisnaturaltoextendthisandotherresultsonthegeometricfunctiontheoryofonevariablestoseveralvariables.Butasearlyasfiftyyearsago,H.Cartanpointe…     

INEQUALITIES OF EIGENVALUES FOR BI-KOHN LAPLACIAN ON HEISENBERG GROUP

In this article, we consider the eigenvalue problem for the bi-Kohn Laplacian and obtain universal bounds on the （k ＋ 1）-th eigenvalue in terms of the first k eigenvalues independent of the domains.     

Lower bounds of Cheeger-Osserman type for the first eigenvalue of then-dimensional fixed membrane problem

Summary In this note we derive new lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian in a boundedn-dimensional domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions. The lower bounds obtained are related to those of Cheeger (1970) [2] and Osserman (1977) [6], and they turn out to be sharper when the domain is not too far from being a ball.This work has been supported by the DGICYT project PB86-0306. It was done while the second author was visiting the Department of Mathematics of Heriot-Watt University, with the support of a Fleming Award 1988/89.     

Sharp bounds for the first eigenvalue of symmetric Markov processes and their applications

By adopting a nice auxiliary transform of Markov operators, we derive new bounds for the first eigenvalue of the generator corresponding to symmetric Markov processes. Our results not only extend the related topic in the literature, but also are efficiently used to study the first eigenvalue of birth-death processes with killing and that of elliptic operators with killing on half line. In particular, we obtain two approximation procedures for the first eigenvalue of birth-death processes with killing, and present qualitatively sharp upper and lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of elliptic operators with killing on half line.     

典型几何上Ricci流下的特征值

研究了典型几何上规范Ricci流下Laplace-Beltrami算子第一特征值的发展行为.在每一个Bianchi类中,我们估计了特征值的导数.构造了Ricci流下的单调量并得到了特征值的上下界估计.     

Precise bounds and asymptotics for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of triangles and rhombi

We study the asymptotic expansion of the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of certain families of triangles and of rhombi as a singular limit is approached. In certain cases, which include isosceles and right triangles, we obtain the exact value of all the coefficients of the unbounded terms in the asymptotic expansion as the angle opening approaches zero, plus the constant term and estimates on the remainder. For rhombi and other triangle families such as isosceles triangles where now the angle opening approaches π, we have the first two terms plus bounds on the remainder. These results are based on new upper and lower bounds for these domains whose asymptotic expansions coincide up to the orders mentioned. Apart from being accurate near the singular limits considered, our lower bounds for the rhombus improve upon the bound by Hooker and Protter for angles up to approximately 22° and in the range (31°,54°). These results also show that the asymptotic expansion around the degenerate case of the isosceles triangle with vanishing angle opening depends on the path used to approach it.     

Lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of the Dirac operator on compact Riemannian manifolds

Some new, improved, curvature depending lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of the Dirac operator on compact Riemannian manifolds are proved. If certain curvature conditions are satisfied, then these lower bounds are also useful in cases where the scalar curvature has zeros or attains negative values. This implies stronger vanishing theorems for harmonic spinors.     

Qualitative properties of the boundary derivative of the capacity potential for special classes of annular domains

Let U(p) denote the capacity potential in an annular domain Ω (bounded by Jordan curves). We describe the qualitative behavior of ∥Δ∥ on the line segments of ?Ω which are arbitrary, radial, or ν-directional (for some vector ν ≠ 0) in the respective cases where Ω is a convex, starlike, or ≠-convex annular domain. We apply these results to some free-boundary extremal problems in which the capacity plus weighted area functional is minimized in restricted classes of annular domains Ω.     

Riemannian Foliations and Eigenvalue Comparison

Eigenvalue comparison theorems for the Laplacian on a Riemannian manifold generally give bounds for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue on balls in the manifold in terms of an eigenvalue arising from a geometrically or analytically simpler situation. Cheng's eigenvalue comparison theory assumes bounds on the curvature of the manifold and then compares this eigenvalue to the eigenvalue of a ball in a constant curvature space form. In this paper we examine the basic Laplacian – the appropriate Laplacian on functions that are constant on the leaves of the foliation. The main theorems generalize Cheng's eigenvalue comparison theorem and other eigenvalue comparison theorems to the category of Riemannian foliations by estimating the first Dirichlet eigenvalue for the basic Laplacian on a metric tubular neighborhood of a leaf closure. Several other facts about the the first eigenvalue of such foliated tubes as well as some needed facts about the tubes themselves are established. This comparison theory, like Cheng's theorem, remains valid for large tubes that are not homotopic to the middle leaf closure and that may have irregular boundaries. We apply these results to obtain upper bounds for the eigenvalues of the basic Laplacian on a closed manifold in terms of curvature bounds and the transverse diameter of the foliation.