Maximising Neumann eigenvalues on rectangles

Abstract

We obtain results for the spectral optimisation of Neumann eigenvalues on rectangles in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with a measure or perimeter constraint. We show that the rectangle with measure $1$ which maximises the $k$'th Neumann eigenvalue converges to the unit square in the Hausdorff metric as $k\rightarrow \infty$. Furthermore, we determine the unique maximiser of the $k$'th Neumann eigenvalue on a rectangle with given perimeter.