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ESAIM: Proc., 2009, Vol. 27, pp. 311-321
DOI: 10.1051/proc/2009034
Shape derivative for a two-phase eigenvalue problem and optimal configurations in a ball
Carlos Conca1, Rajesh Mahadevan2 and Leon Sanz31 CMM-DIM, FCFM, Universidad de Chile, CHILE;
2 Departamento de Matemática, Universidad de Concepción, CHILE;
3 CMM-DIM, FCFM, Universidad de Chile, CHILE;
cconca@dim.uchile.cl
rmahadevan@udec.cl
lsanz@dim.uchile.cl
Published online: 25 June 2009
Abstract
In this article we deal with the problem of distributing two
conducting materials in a given domain, with their proportions being
fixed, so as to minimize the first eigenvalue of a Dirichlet
operator. When the design region is a ball, it is known that there
is an optimal distribution of materials which does not involve the
mixing of the materials. However, the optimal configuration even in
this simple case is not known. As a step in the resolution of this
problem, in this paper, we develop the shape derivative analysis for
this two-phase eigenvalue problem in a general domain. We also obtain
a formula for the shape derivative in the form of a boundary integral
and obtain a simple expression for it in the case of a ball. We then
present some numerical calculations to support our conjecture that the
optimal distribution in a ball should consist in putting the material
with higher conductivity in a concentric ball at the centre.
Résumé
Cet article étudie le problème de la distribution optimale de deux
matériaux conducteurs aux proportions fixes, de manière à minimiser
la première valeur propre d'un opérateur de Dirichlet. Dans le cas d'une
boule, on sait qu'il existe une distribution optimale dans laquelle
les materiaux ne se melangent pas, mais cette configuration n'est pas connue
explicitement. On développe une analyse de dérivée par rapport au domaine
pour ce problème spectral à double face. On fournit des arguments
analytiques et numériques
pour renforcer notre conjecture selon laquelle la distribution optimale dans une
boule consiste à placer le matériau à conductivité plus importante dans
une autre boule centrée tout au milieu. Les expériences numériques mettent en
évidence ce phénomène.
Key words: first eigenvalue, two-phase conductors, optimal design, shape derivative
© EDP Sciences, ESAIM 2009
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