Eigenvalues of the Neumann Laplacian with density and sharp Sobolev-Orlicz embeddings

Abstract

We provide the estimates for the constant in the weighted Poincaré inequality for a special class of planar domains and weights. Based on this, we prove the lower bounds for the first non-zero eigenvalue ${\mu }_{\rho }$ of the Neumann Laplacian with density $\rho$. These estimates depend on the density function and the geometry of the domain. In particular, it is shown, that ${\mu }_{\rho }$ can be made arbitrarily large by changing the mass density of the domain.