Scaling inequalities and limits for Robin and Dirichlet eigenvalues

Abstract

For the Laplacian in spherical and hyperbolic spaces, Robin eigenvalues in two dimensions and Dirichlet eigenvalues in higher dimensions are shown to satisfy scaling inequalities analogous to the standard scale invariance of the Euclidean Laplacian. These results extend work of Langford and Laugesen to Robin problems and to Dirichlet problems in higher dimensions. In addition, scaled Robin eigenvalues behave exotically as the domain expands to a 2-sphere, tending to the spectrum of an exterior Robin problem.