A shape variation result via the geometry of eigenfunctions

Authors:

T. V. Anoop and K. Ashok Kumar and S. Kesavan

Journal:

Journal of Differential Equations

year:

2021

Abstract:

We discuss some of the geometric properties, such as the foliated Schwarz symmetry, the monotonicity along the axial and the affine-radial directions, of the first eigenfunctions of a Zaremba problem for the Laplace operator on annular domains. Together with the shape calculus, these fine geometric properties help us to prove that the first eigenvalue is strictly decreasing as the inner ball moves towards the boundary of the outer ball.

ISSN:

0022-0396