Hexagonal conjecture for asymptotic minimal partition energies

Let Ω\Omega be a bounded planar domain, and let Lk(Ω)\mathfrak L_k(\Omega) be the energy of a minimal kk-partition of Ω\Omega. Let \hexagon\hexagon be the regular hexagon of area 11, and let λ(\hexagon)\lambda(\hexagon) be its ground-state Dirichlet eigenvalue. Hexagonal conjecture. The limit exists and satisfies

Ωlimk+Lk(Ω)k=λ(\hexagon).|\Omega|\lim_{k\to+\infty}\frac{\mathfrak L_k(\Omega)}{k}=\lambda(\hexagon).

The conjecture expresses the expected hexagonal asymptotic shape of optimal partitions and remains open in this generality.

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Virginie Bonnaillie-Noël and B. Helffer, “Nodal and spectral minimal partitions – The state of the art in 2015 –”, arXiv:1506.07249 (2015).

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