Neumann monotonicity conjecture with volume scaling

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Let C(Θ)C(\Theta) be the geodesic ball of radius Θ\Theta in the constant-curvature model, let μk(Θ)\mu_k(\Theta) be its kthk^{\text{th}} Neumann eigenvalue, and let V(Θ)V(\Theta) denote its volume.

Neumann monotonicity with volume scaling. The function

μk(Θ)V(Θ)2/n\mu_k(\Theta)V(\Theta)^{2/n}

increases strictly for Θ∈(−∞,π)\Theta\in(-\infty,\pi), for k≥2k\geq2 and n≥2n\geq2.

In dimension n=2n=2, the paper reports increasing continuous behavior for the second Neumann eigenvalue, from 2π2\pi to 8π8\pi. The conjecture proposes the corresponding higher-eigenvalue and higher-dimensional monotonicity.

References

Primary source

Scott Harman, “Scaling inequalities and limits for Robin and Dirichlet eigenvalues”, arXiv:2409.03050 (2024).

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