Eigenvalue comparisons in Steklov eigenvalue problem and some other eigenvalue estimates

Abstract

In this paper, two interesting eigenvalue comparison theorems for the first non-zero Steklov eigenvalue of the Laplacian have been established for manifolds with radial sectional curvature bounded from above. Besides, sharper bounds for the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Wentzell eigenvalue problem of the weighted Laplacian, which can be seen as a natural generalization of the classical Steklov eigenvalue problem, have been obtained.

Comments are welcome. 24 pages. A revised version will appear in Revista Matemática Complutense