Sharp bounds for the first two eigenvalues of an exterior Steklov eigenvalue problem

Abstract

Let $U\subset {\mathbb{R}}^n$ ($n\ge 3$) be an exterior Euclidean domain with smooth boundary $\partial U$. We consider the Steklov eigenvalue problem on $U$. First we derive a sharp lower bound for the first eigenvalue in terms of the support function and the distance function to the origin of $\partial U$. Second under various geometric conditions on $\partial U$ we obtain sharp upper bounds for the first eigenvalue. Along the proof, we get a sharp upper bound for the capacity of $\partial U$ when $n=3$ and $\partial U$ is connected. Last we also discuss an upper bound for the second eigenvalue.

28 pages; all comments are welcome. In v2, typos are corrected; minor modifications are done with no essential changes

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