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Monotonicity and convergence of the sequence I_n/I_{n−1} in Pleijel bounds on Hn

Investigate whether the sequence I_n/I_{n−1}, where I_n is the explicit upper bound used to estimate the Pleijel constant y(Hn), is decreasing and convergent as n increases. Provide a rigorous proof of monotonicity and convergence suggested by numerical evidence.

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Background

The authors bound y(Hn) using Sobolev constants and Weyl asymptotics, reducing the problem to explicit constants Cn and derived quantities In. Numerical computations indicate a decreasing and convergent behavior of In/In−1, which would strengthen and generalize their asymptotic control.

A proof of this monotonicity/convergence would refine the understanding of Pleijel bounds across dimensions and potentially simplify or sharpen results for low-dimensional Heisenberg groups.

References

These computations also suggest that the sequence in/în-1 is decreasing and convergent, although this remains unproved.

On Courant and Pleijel theorems for sub-Riemannian Laplacians (2402.13953 - Frank et al., 21 Feb 2024) in Subsection 9.2