Strict tessellation characterization of trigonometric Laplace eigenfunctions

Let Ω\Omega be a domain in Rn\mathbb{R}^n. A complete set of trigonometric eigenfunctions means a complete set of eigenfunctions of the Laplace eigenvalue equation on Ω\Omega with Dirichlet boundary condition, each of trigonometric form. A polytope strictly tessellates Rn\mathbb{R}^n when its reflected copies form the relevant tessellation; an alcove is such a polytope associated with a crystallographic reflection group.

Strict tessellation conjecture. Ω\Omega has a complete set of trigonometric eigenfunctions for the Laplace eigenvalue equation with the Dirichlet boundary condition if and only if Ω\Omega is a polytope which strictly tessellates Rn\mathbb{R}^n. Equivalently, this holds if and only if Ω\Omega is an alcove.

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Julie Rowlett, Max Blom, Henrik Nordell, Oliver Thim and Jack Vahnberg, “Crystallographic groups, strictly tessellating polytopes, and analytic eigenfunctions”, arXiv:2012.03288 (2020).

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