Isodiametric-type upper bounds for Steklov eigenvalues

Abstract

In this paper, we establish isodiametric-type upper bounds for Steklov eigenvalues of bounded Lipschitz domains $\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^n$, $n\ge 2$, valid for every $k\in \mathbb{N}$: \[ D(Ω)σ_k(Ω)\leq C(n)k, \] \[ D(Ω)σ_k(Ω)\leq C(n)k^2\left(\frac{|Ω|^{\frac{1}{n}}}{D(Ω)}\right)^{\frac{n}{n-1}}, \] where $C(n)>0$ depends only on $n$. The first estimate is sharp in its linear dependence on $k$, while the second is sharp both in the exponent of the volume-diameter ratio and, once that exponent is fixed, in its quadratic dependence on $k$. In particular, the second estimate gives an affirmative answer to Open Question 4.37 in [5].

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