A computer assisted proof of the symmetries of least energy nodal solutions on squares

Abstract

In this article, we prove that the least energy nodal solutions to Lane-Emden equation $-{\Delta}u = |u|^{p-2}u$ with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions on a square are odd with respect to one diagonal and even with respect to the other one when $p$ is close to 2. We also show that this symmetry breaks on rectangles close to squares.