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We study the discrete spectrum of the Robin Laplacian $Q^{Omega}_alpha$ in $L^2(Omega)$, [ umapsto -Delta u, quad dfrac{partial u}{partial n}=alpha u text{ on }partialOmega, ] where $Omegasubset mathbb{R}^{3}$ is a conical domain with a regular cross-section $Thetasubset mathbb{S}^2$, $n$ is the outer unit normal, and $alpha>0$ is a fixed constant. It is known from previous papers that the bottom of the essential spectrum of $Q^{Omega}_alpha$ is $-alpha^2$ and that the finiteness of the discrete spectrum depends on the geometry of the cross-section. We show that the accumulation of the discrete spectrum of $Q^Omega_alpha$ is determined by the discrete spectrum of an effective Hamiltonian defined on the boundary and far from the origin. By studying this model operator, we prove that the number of eigenvalues of $Q^{Omega}_alpha$ in $(-infty,-alpha^2-lambda)$, with $lambda>0$, behaves for $lambdato0$ as [ dfrac{alpha^2}{8pi lambda} int_{partialTheta} kappa_+(s)^2d s +oleft(frac{1}{lambda}right), ] where $kappa_+$ is the positive part of the geodesic curvature of the cross-section boundary.
We discuss several geometric conditions guaranteeing the finiteness or the infiniteness of the discrete spectrum for Robin Laplacians on conical domains.
Let $Omega$ be a curvilinear polygon and $Q^gamma_{Omega}$ be the Laplacian in $L^2(Omega)$, $Q^gamma_{Omega}psi=-Delta psi$, with the Robin boundary condition $partial_ u psi=gamma psi$, where $partial_ u$ is the outer normal derivative and $gamma>0$. We are interested in the behavior of the eigenvalues of $Q^gamma_Omega$ as $gamma$ becomes large. We prove that the asymptotics of the first eigenvalues of $Q^gamma_Omega$ is determined at the leading order by those of model operators associated with the vertices: the Robin Laplacians acting on the tangent sectors associated with $partial Omega$. In the particular case of a polygon with straight edges the first eigenpairs are exponentially close to those of the model operators. Finally, we prove a Weyl asymptotics for the eigenvalue counting function of $Q^gamma_Omega$ for a threshold depending on $gamma$, and show that the leading term is the same as for smooth domains.
We consider the problem of geometric optimization of the lowest eigenvalue for the Laplacian on a compact, simply-connected two-dimensional manifold with boundary subject to an attractive Robin boundary condition. We prove that in the sub-class of manifolds with the Gauss curvature bounded from above by a constant $K_circ ge 0$ and under the constraint of fixed perimeter, the geodesic disk of constant curvature $K_circ$ maximizes the lowest Robin eigenvalue. In the same geometric setting, it is proved that the spectral isoperimetric inequality holds for the lowest eigenvalue of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator. Finally, we adapt our methods to Robin Laplacians acting on unbounded three-dimensional cones to show that, under a constraint of fixed perimeter of the cross-section, the lowest Robin eigenvalue is maximized by the circular cone.
For $alphain(0,pi)$, let $U_alpha$ denote the infinite planar sector of opening $2alpha$, [ U_alpha=big{ (x_1,x_2)inmathbb R^2: big|arg(x_1+ix_2) big|<alpha big}, ] and $T^gamma_alpha$ be the Laplacian in $L^2(U_alpha)$, $T^gamma_alpha u= -Delta u$, with the Robin boundary condition $partial_ u u=gamma u$, where $partial_ u$ stands for the outer normal derivative and $gamma>0$. The essential spectrum of $T^gamma_alpha$ does not depend on the angle $alpha$ and equals $[-gamma^2,+infty)$, and the discrete spectrum is non-empty iff $alpha<fracpi 2$. In this case we show that the discrete spectrum is always finite and that each individual eigenvalue is a continous strictly increasing function of the angle $alpha$. In particular, there is just one discrete eigenvalue for $alpha ge frac{pi}{6}$. As $alpha$ approaches $0$, the number of discrete eigenvalues becomes arbitrary large and is minorated by $kappa/alpha$ with a suitable $kappa>0$, and the $n$th eigenvalue $E_n(T^gamma_alpha)$ of $T^gamma_alpha$ behaves as [ E_n(T^gamma_alpha)=-dfrac{gamma^2}{(2n-1)^2 alpha^2}+O(1) ] and admits a full asymptotic expansion in powers of $alpha^2$. The eigenfunctions are exponentially localized near the origin. The results are also applied to $delta$-interactions on star graphs.
We prove various estimates for the first eigenvalue of the magnetic Dirichlet Laplacian on a bounded domain in two dimensions. When the magnetic field is constant, we give lower and upper bounds in terms of geometric quantities of the domain. We furthermore prove a lower bound for the first magnetic Neumann eigenvalue in the case of constant field.