Conjecture on nodal lines of second Neumann eigenfunctions on triangles
Conjecture on nodal lines of second Neumann eigenfunctions on triangles
Let be a non-equilateral triangle, and let be a second Neumann eigenfunction on . Call superequilateral if it is isosceles with aperture angle greater than , and subequilateral if its aperture angle is smaller than . Nodal-line conjecture. The nodal line of ends at a vertex only when 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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Primary source
Nilima Nigam, Bartłomiej Siudeja and Benjamin Young, “Nearly radial Neumann eigenfunctions on symmetric domains”, arXiv:1508.07019 (2015).
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