Courant-sharpness conjecture for negative Robin eigenvalues of the square

Let SS be the square, let qq be an even integer with q4q\geq 4, and let λ0,q,h(S)\lambda_{0,q,h}(S) denote the corresponding Robin eigenvalue for parameter hh. An associated eigenfunction is an eigenfunction belonging to this eigenvalue.

Courant-sharpness conjecture. If λ0,q,h(S)\lambda_{0,q,h}(S) is negative, then no associated eigenfunction is Courant-sharp.

This conjecture concerns the possible Courant-sharp Robin eigenvalues of the square in the negative-parameter regime. The supplied text presents it as the main conjecture after proving a related proposition for the case q=4q=4; its general status is not specified here.

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Katie Gittins and Bernard Helffer, “Courant-sharp Robin eigenvalues for the square: the case of negative Robin parameter”, arXiv:2003.11304 (2020).

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