In this paper, we derive an asymptotic error expansion for the eigenvalue approximations by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element method for the general second order elliptic eigenvalue problems. Extrapolation based on such an expansion is applied to improve the accuracy of the eigenvalue approximations. Furthermore, we also prove the superclose property between the finite elemen...

The eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville (SL) problems depend not only continuously but smoothly on boundary points. The derivative of the nth eigenvalue as a function of an endpoint satisfies a first order differential equation. This for arbitrary (separated or coupled) self-adjoint regular boundary conditions. In addition, as the length of the interval shrinks to zero all higher eigenvalues march o...

The paper deals with eigenvalue estimates for block incomplete factorization methods for symmetric matrices. First, some previous results on upper bounds for the maximum eigenvalue of preconditioned matrices are generalized to each eigenvalue. Second, upper bounds for the maximum eigenvalue of the preconditioned matrix are further estimated, which presents a substantial improvement of earlier r...

We present an iterative method to compute the Maxwell’s transmission eigenvalue problem which has importance in non-destructive testing of anisotropic materials. The transmission eigenvalue problem is first written as a quad-curl eigenvalue problem. Then we show that the real transmission eigenvalues are the roots of a non-linear function whose value is the generalized eigenvalue of a related s...

Abstract. We consider semilinear eigenvalue problems for hemivariational inequalities at resonance. First we consider problems which are at resonance in a higher eigenvalue $\lambda_{k}$ (with $k\geq 1$ ) and prove two multiplicity theorems asserting the existence of at least $k$ pairs of nontrivial solutions. Then we consider problems which are resonant at the first eigenvalue $\lambda_{1}>0$ ...

We consider the Steklov problem for the linear biharmonic equation. We survey existing results for the positivity preserving property to hold. These are connected with the first Steklov eigenvalue. We address the problem of minimizing this eigenvalue among suitable classes of domains. We prove the existence of an optimal convex domain of fixed measure. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000)....