On the optimal sets in Pólya and Makai type inequalities

Abstract

In this paper, we examine some shape functionals, introduced by Pólya and Makai, involving the torsional rigidity and the first Dirichlet-Laplacian eigenvalue for bounded, open and convex sets of ${\mathbb{R}}^n$. We establish new quantitative bounds, which give us key properties and information on the behavior of the optimizing sequences. In particular, we consider two kinds of reminder terms that provide information about the structure of these minimizing sequences, such as information about the thickness.