Equilateral triangle conjecture for torsional rigidity under minimal width

Let Ω\Omega be a convex domain in R2\mathbb{R}^2 with unit minimal width. Let uH01(Ω)u\in H_0^1(\Omega) solve

Δu=1.-\Delta u=1.

Its torsional rigidity is

T(Ω)=Ωu2.T(\Omega)=\int_\Omega |\nabla u|^2.

Equilateral triangle torsional-rigidity conjecture. The equilateral triangle of unit width minimizes the torsional rigidity among shapes having unit minimal width.

The conjecture is motivated by comparison with classical optimization problems for Dirichlet-Laplace eigenvalues and torsional rigidity, together with numerical simulations. Its resolution is not supplied here.

Sources & referencesView supporting material

Primary source

Beniamin Bogosel, “Shape optimization under width constraint: the Cheeger constant and the torsional rigidity”, arXiv:2506.07708 (2026).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2010–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2403.18556, arXiv:1008.1316.

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