The \overline\partial-Robin Laplacian eigenvalue minimization conjecture

Let ΩR2\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2 be a bounded domain with C2C^2 boundary, and for a>0a>0 let Ra\mathcal{R}_a be the \overline\partial-Robin Laplacian on L2(Ω)L^2(\Omega), with first eigenvalue μΩ(a)\mu_\Omega(a). Let DR2D\subset\mathbb{R}^2 be a disk with the same area as Ω\Omega. \overline\partial-Robin Laplacian eigenvalue minimization conjecture. If Ω\Omega is not a disk, then

μΩ(a)>μD(a)\mu_\Omega(a)>\mu_D(a)

for all a>0a>0. This problem is motivated by the relation between the quantum dot Dirac eigenvalues and the \overline\partial-Robin Laplacian eigenvalues; it is presented as an open problem based on the preceding Dirac conjecture.

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Joaquim Duran, Albert Mas and Tomás Sanz-Perela, “A connection between quantum dot Dirac operators and -Robin Laplacians in the context of shape optimization problems”, arXiv:2507.18698 (2026).

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