Regularity for shape optimizers: the degenerate case

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Abstract: We consider minimizers of [ F(lambda_1(Omega),ldots,lambda_N(Omega)) + |Omega|, ] where F is a function nondecreasing in each parameter, and lambdak(Omega) is the k-th Dirichlet eigenvalue of Omega. This includes, in particular, functions F which depend on just some of the first N eigenvalues, such as the often studied F=lambdaN. The existence of a minimizer, which is also a bounded set of finite perimeter, was shown recently. Here we show that the reduced boundary of the minimizers Omega is made up of smooth graphs, and examine the difficulties in classifying the singular points. Our approach is based on an approximation ("vanishing viscosity") argument, which--counterintuitively--allows us to recover an Euler-Lagrange equation for the minimizers which is not otherwise available.




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