The first eigenvalue of the Laplacian for plane domains
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- by Christopher B. Croke PDF
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Abstract:
We prove an improved lower bound for the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian of a connected plane domain in terms of its inradius and connectivity.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1981 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 81 (1981), 304-305
- MSC: Primary 35P15; Secondary 52A40
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1981-0593476-9
- MathSciNet review: 593476