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- Is it possible to tune a drum?Publication . Antunes, Pedro R. S.It is well known that the sound produced by string instruments has a well defined pitch. Essentially, this is due to the fact that all the resonance frequencies of the string have integer ratio with the smallest eigenfrequency. However, it is enough to use Ashbaugh–Benguria bound for the ratio of the smallest two eigenfrequencies to conclude that it is impossible to build a drum with a uniform density membrane satisfying harmonic relations on the eigenfrequencies. On the other hand, it is known since the antiquity, that a drum can produce an almost harmonic sound by using different densities, for example adding a plaster to the membrane. This idea is applied in the construction of some Indian drums like the tabla or the mridangam. In this work we propose a density and shape optimization problem of finding a composite membrane that satisfy approximate harmonic relations of some eigenfrequencies. The problem is solved by a domain decomposition technique applied to the Method of Fundamental Solutions and Hadamard shape derivatives for the optimization of inner and outer boundaries. This method allows to present new configurations of membranes, for example a two-density membrane for which the first 21 eigenfrequencies have approximate five harmonic relations or a three-density membrane for which the first 45 eigenfrequencies have eight harmonic relations, both involving some multiple eigenfrequencies.
- Extremal p -Laplacian eigenvaluesPublication . Antunes, Pedro R. S.We study the shape optimization problem of variational Dirichlet and Neumann p-Laplacian eigenvalues, with area and perimeter constraints. We prove some results that characterize the optimizers and derive the formula for the Hadamard shape derivative of Neumann p-Laplacian eigenvalues. Then, we propose a numerical method based on the radial basis functions method to solve the eigenvalue problems associated to the p-Laplacian operator. Several numerical results are presented and some new conjectures are addressed.
- Numerical minimization of dirichlet laplacian eigenvalues of four-dimensional geometriesPublication . Antunes, Pedro R. S.; Oudet, ÉdouardWe develop the first numerical study in four dimensions of optimal eigenmodes associated with the Dirichlet Laplacian. We describe an extension of the method of fundamental solutions adapted to the four-dimensional context. Based on our numerical simulation and a postprocessing adapted to the identification of relevant symmetries, we provide and discuss the numerical description of the eighth first optimal domains.