Conjecture on nodal lines of second Neumann eigenfunctions on triangles

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Let DD be a non-equilateral triangle, and let uu be a second Neumann eigenfunction on DD. Call DD superequilateral if it is isosceles with aperture angle greater than π3\frac{\pi}{3}, and subequilateral if its aperture angle is smaller than π3\frac{\pi}{3}. Nodal-line conjecture. The nodal line of uu ends at a vertex only when DD is superequilateral; for every other non-equilateral triangle, the nodal line connects the two longest sides.

This conjecture would strengthen the known result that the nodal line must start on one side and end on another side or vertex connecting the other two sides. The source reports extensive numerical evidence but does not establish the proposed strengthening.

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Nilima Nigam, Bartłomiej Siudeja and Benjamin Young, “Nearly radial Neumann eigenfunctions on symmetric domains”, arXiv:1508.07019 (2015).

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