Convex combinations of low eigenvalues, Fraenkel asymmetries and attainable sets

Mazzoleni, Dario; Zucco, Davide

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, Tome 23 (2017) no. 3, pp. 869-887.

We consider the problem of minimizing convex combinations of the first two eigenvalues of the Dirichlet–Laplacian among open sets of $R^N$ of fixed measure. We show that, by purely elementary arguments, based on the minimality condition, it is possible to obtain informations on the geometry of the minimizers of convex combinations: we study, in particular, when these minimizers are no longer convex, and the optimality of balls. As an application of our results we study the boundary of the attainable set for the Dirichlet spectrum. Our techniques involve symmetry results à la Serrin, explicit constants in quantitative inequalities, as well as a purely geometrical problem: the minimization of the Fraenkel 2-asymmetry among convex sets of fixed measure.

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