First Steklov eigenvalue and eigenspace conjecture for cuboids

Let 0abc=10\leq a\leq b\leq c=1, and let σ1\sigma_1 denote the first Steklov eigenvalue of the cuboid. Define λ1\lambda_1 and λ2\lambda_2 as the parameters occurring in the separated eigenfunction described below. First Steklov eigenspace conjecture. The eigenvalue σ1\sigma_1 is always due to the eigenfunction

cosh(λ1x)cosh(λ2y)sin(λ12+λ22z).\cosh(\lambda_1 x)\cosh(\lambda_2 y)\sin\left(\sqrt{\lambda_1^2+\lambda_2^2}\,z\right).

If a<b<1a<b<1, this is the unique eigenfunction giving σ1\sigma_1; otherwise, other eigenfunctions may give the same eigenvalue, so σ1\sigma_1 becomes multiple. This conjecture concerns the structure and multiplicity of the first Steklov eigenspace on a cuboid; the supplied text gives no resolution.

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Primary source

Arnold Tan, “The Steklov Problem on Rectangles and Cuboids”, arXiv:1711.00819 (2017).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2012–2017). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1204.6127.

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