Numerical calculation of extremal Steklov eigenvalues in 3D and 4D

Abstract

We develop a numerical method for solving shape optimization of functionals involving Steklov eigenvalues and apply it to the problem of maximization of the $k$-th Steklov eigenvalue, under volume constraint. A similar study in the planar case was addressed in [E. Akhmetgaliyev, C.-Y. Kao and B. Osting, SIAM J. Control Optim. 55(2), 1226-1240, (2017)] using the boundary integral equation method. Here we extend that study to the 3D and 4D cases, using the Method of Fundamental Solutions as forward solver.