Upper bounds for Steklov eigenvalues of submanifolds in Euclidean space via the intersection index

Abstract

We obtain upper bounds for the Steklov eigenvalues σk(M) of a smooth, compact, n-dimensional submanifold M of Euclidean space with boundary Σ that involve the intersection indices of M and of Σ. One of our main results is an explicit upper bound in terms of the intersection index of Σ, the volume of Σ and the volume of M as well as dimensional constants. By also taking the injectivity radius of Σ into account, we obtain an upper bound that has the optimal exponent of k with respect to the asymptotics of the Steklov eigenvalues as k→∞.