Symmetry in the composite plate problem

Abstract: In this paper we deal with the composite plate problem, namely the following optimization eigenvalue problem

inf_{ ho in mathrm{P}} inf_{u in mathcal{W}setminus{0}} frac{int_{Omega}(Delta u)^2}{int_{Omega} ho u^2},

where

m a t h r m P

is a class of admissible densities,

m a t h c a l W = H_{0}^{2} (O m e g a)

for Dirichlet boundary conditions and

m a t h c a l W = H^{2} (O m e g a) c a p H_{0}^{1} (O m e g a)

for Navier boundary conditions. The associated Euler-Lagrange equation is a fourth-order elliptic PDE governed by the biharmonic operator

D e l t a^{2}

. In the spirit of [10], we study qualitative properties of the optimal pairs

(u, h o)

. In particular, we prove existence and regularity and we find the explicit expression of

h o

. When

O m e g a

is a ball, we can also prove uniqueness of the optimal pair, as well as positivity of

u

and radial symmetry of both

u

and

h o

.

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