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Multiplicities of eigenvalues for the Laplace operator on a square

Siqi Fu, Jack Heimrath and Samuel Hsiao

Vol. 18 (2025), No. 3, 487–494
Abstract

We establish a formula for multiplicities of eigenvalues for the Laplace operator subject to the Dirichlet boundary condition on a square. In particular, we show that, for any given positive integer m, there is an eigenvalue whose multiplicity is exactly m.

Keywords
Laplace operator, eigenvalue, multiplicity, Legendre's formula
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 35P15
Milestones
Received: 18 August 2023
Revised: 18 September 2023
Accepted: 18 September 2023
Published: 28 April 2025

Communicated by Martin Bohner
Authors
Siqi Fu
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
United States
Jack Heimrath
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON
Canada
Samuel Hsiao
Department of Chemistry
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
United States