The second eigenvalue of the fractional $p-$Laplacian

Autor: Enea Parini, Lorenzo Brasco
Přispěvatelé: Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille (I2M), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Advances in Calculus of Variation
Advances in Calculus of Variation, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2016, ⟨10.1515/acv-2015-0007⟩
Advances in Calculus of Variation, 2016, ⟨10.1515/acv-2015-0007⟩
ISSN: 1864-8266
DOI: 10.1515/acv-2015-0007⟩
Popis: We consider the eigenvalue problem for the {\it fractional $p-$Laplacian} in an open bounded, possibly disconnected set $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, under homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. After discussing some regularity issues for eigenfuctions, we show that the second eigenvalue $\lambda_2(\Omega)$ is well-defined, and we characterize it by means of several equivalent variational formulations. In particular, we extend the mountain pass characterization of Cuesta, De Figueiredo and Gossez to the nonlocal and nonlinear setting. Finally, we consider the minimization problem \[ \inf \{\lambda_2(\Omega)\,:\,|\Omega|=c\}. \] We prove that, differently from the local case, an optimal shape does not exist, even among disconnected sets. A minimizing sequence is given by the union of two disjoint balls of volume $c/2$ whose mutual distance tends to infinity.
Comment: 38 pages. The test function used in the proof of Theorem 3.1 needed to be slightly modified, in order to be admissible for $1
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