Hadamard Asymptotics for Eigenvalues of the Dirichlet Laplacian

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to the classical Hadamard formula for asymptotics of eigenvalues of the Dirichlet-Laplacian under perturbations of the boundary. We prove that the Hadamard formula still holds for $C^1$-domains with $C^1$-perturbations. We also derive an optimal estimate for the remainder term in the $C^{1,\alpha}$-case. Furthermore, if the boundary is merely Lipschitz, we show that the Hadamard formula is not valid.