On a Steklov-Robin eigenvalue problem

Abstract

In this paper we study a Steklov-Robin eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian in annular domains. More precisely, we consider $\Omega=\Omega_0 \setminus \overline{B}_{r}$, where $B_{r}$ is the ball centered at the origin with radius $r>0$ and $\Omega_0\subset\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq 2$, is an open, bounded set with Lipschitz boundary, such that $\overline{B}_{r}\subset \Omega_0$. We impose a Steklov condition on the outer boundary and a Robin condition involving a positive $L^{\infty}$-function $\beta(x)$ on the inner boundary. Then, we study the first eigenvalue $\sigma_{\beta}(\Omega)$ and its main properties. In particular, we investigate the behaviour of $\sigma_{\beta}(\Omega)$ when we let vary the $L^1$-norm of $\beta$ and the radius of the inner ball. Furthermore, we study the asymptotic behaviour of the corresponding eigenfunctions when $\beta$ is a positive parameter that goes to infinity.