On shape optimization for fourth order Steklov eigenvalue problems

Abstract

We study three types of fourth-order Steklov eigenvalue problems. For the first two of them, we derive the asymptotic expansion of their spectra on Euclidean annular domains $\mathbb{B}^n_1\setminus \overline{\mathbb{B}^n_\epsilon}$ as $\epsilon \to 0$, leading to conclusions on shape optimization. For these two problems, we also compute their spectra on cylinders over closed Riemannian manifolds. Last, for the third problem, we obtain a sharp upper bound for its first non-zero eigenvalue on star-shaped and mean convex Euclidean domains.