Explicit determination of the diagonal boundary derivative

Determine an explicit formula for the boundary derivative \(u_{n,n}'(1)\) of the first radial \((n,n)\)-eigenfunction, equivalently determining the associated rescaling parameter \(R_n\) through \(R_n^2=u_{n,n}'(1)\).

Background

For the diagonal case k=nk=n, the paper recalls a rescaled eigenfunction and a parameter RnR_n satisfying Rn2=un,n(1)R_n^2=u_{n,n}'(1). The authors note that proving monotone convergence of the eigenfunctions would yield that RnR_n decreases in nn and would provide sharp bounds, but would not itself give an explicit formula. The explicit determination of un,n(1)u_{n,n}'(1) therefore remains a separate unresolved question.

References

Clearly $R_n2 = u_{n,n}'(1)$; one might then ask if we can determine $u_{n,n}'(1)$ explicitly.

Asymptotics for the $k$-Hessian Eigenvalue on the Unit Ball  (2609.05277 - McCleerey et al., 4 Sep 2026) in Section 7, Numerical Results and Further Questions