Maximization of the second positive neumann eigenvalue for planar domains

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 637-662

  Girouard, Alexandre ^a   Nadirashvili, Nikolai ^b   Polterovich, Iosif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 75149135202     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1264601037     Document Type: Article

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