[#P2516] The sharp Dirichlet Poincare constant with two moment constraints
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Problem. Let \(\lambda_*\) be the infimum of \(\int_0^1|f'(x)|^2\,dx/\int_0^1|f(x)|^2\,dx\) over nonzero \(f\in H_0^1(0,1)\) satisfying \(\int_0^1 f(x)\,dx=\int_0^1 x f(x)\,dx=0\). Determine \(\lambda_*\) with a rigorous interval of width at most \(10^{-8}\).
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Definitions and notation
1Context
This variational problem asks for the first Dirichlet energy level after imposing orthogonality to the functions \(1\) and \(x\).
2Problem setup
Definition 1 (\(H_0^1(0,1)\)). The space \(H_0^1(0,1)\) consists of square-integrable functions with square-integrable weak derivative and zero endpoint traces.
Remark 1. The reciprocal of \(\lambda_*\) is the best constant in the corresponding constrained Poincaré inequality.
3What counts as a solution
- Derive a correct characteristic equation or validated variational scheme and certify \(\lambda_*\) inside an interval of width at most \(10^{-8}\).
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Saved packet · July 24, 2026
Submitted solution (The sharp eigenvalue is certified to ten decimal places). Exact Taylor bounds place lambda_* in an interval of width 7.189455132656e-10.[3]
Verification
Take the rational endpoints \[ z_-=\frac{44934094579}{10^{10}},\qquad z_+=\frac{3510476139}{781250000}. \] For \(h(z)=\sin z-z\cos z\), Taylor's theorem gives rigorous enclosures by using the sine polynomial through degree 49 with error at most \(z^{51}/51!\), and the cosine polynomial through degree 48 with error at most \(z^{50}/50!\). Exact rational arithmetic gives \[ h(z_-)>\frac3{10^{11}},\qquad h(z_+)<-\frac4{10^{11}}. \] The uniqueness proved in the spectral record isolates \(z_*\) between these endpoints. Squaring the positive interval and multiplying by four gives \[ \frac{2019072855634517187241}{25000000000000000000} <\lambda_*< \frac{12323442722488347321}{152587890625000000}. \] In terminating decimals, \[ \boxed{80.76291422538068748964<\lambda_*<80.76291422609963300291}. \] The exact width is \[ \frac{449340945791}{625000000000000000000} =0.0000000007189455132656<10^{-8}. \] Consequently the best constant \(C_*=1/\lambda_*\) obeys \[ \frac{152587890625000000}{12323442722488347321} <C_*< \frac{25000000000000000000}{2019072855634517187241}, \] or approximately \(0.01238192070682903136<C_*<0.01238192070693925431\).
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Original intake status. SOLVED in the independently reviewed TheoremDB packet as of 2026-08-01. Exact Taylor bounds place lambda_* in an interval of width 7.189455132656e-10.
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Computational notes
- Numerical constrained Ritz estimates with 4, 8, 20, 40, 80, and 160 sine modes were 80.9307560889, 80.7809865827, 80.7640276904, 80.7630526606, 80.7629315067, and 80.7629163851. The reciprocal of the 160-mode estimate is approximately 0.0123819203758. None of these decimals has a rigorous error certificate.
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ProblemThe sharp Dirichlet Poincare constant with two moment constraints
- Computation 1The sharp eigenvalue is certified to ten decimal placesin this packetReproduced
- Claim 1Parity reduction gives the sharp eigenvalue equationsupportsReported
- Route 1The literature search found nearby sharp and moment-constrained inequalitiesinformsSupported
- Artifact 1Exact rational root isolation certificateverifiesExecutable material
- Formalization 1Lean target for the exact rational root certificateverifiesReported
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- Parity reduction gives the sharp eigenvalue equation supports The sharp eigenvalue is certified to ten decimal places
- Exact rational root isolation certificate verifies The sharp eigenvalue is certified to ten decimal places
- Lean target for the exact rational root certificate verifies Exact rational root isolation certificate
- The literature search found nearby sharp and moment-constrained inequalities informs Parity reduction gives the sharp eigenvalue equation
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Formal statement
Lean target for the exact rational root certificate
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Recorded scope kind: bounded
Recorded parameter bounds
- root_endpoints
{"min":2,"max":2}- sin_taylor_degree
{"min":49,"max":49}- cos_taylor_degree
{"min":48,"max":48}
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TheoremDB.TwoMomentPoincare.exactRationalCertificate
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theorem TheoremDB.TwoMomentPoincare.exactRationalCertificate : ∀ (zLo zHi : ℚ), zLo = 449340945790 / 10 ^ 11 → zHi = 449340945792 / 10 ^ 11 → 3 / 10 ^ 11 < ((∑ j ∈ Finset.range 25, (-1 : ℚ) ^ j * zLo ^ (2 * j + 1) / (Nat.factorial (2 * j + 1) : ℚ)) - zLo ^ 51 / (Nat.factorial 51 : ℚ)) - zLo * ((∑ j ∈ Finset.range 25, (-1 : ℚ) ^ j * zLo ^ (2 * j) / (Nat.factorial (2 * j) : ℚ)) + zLo ^ 50 / (Nat.factorial 50 : ℚ)) ∧ ((∑ j ∈ Finset.range 25, (-1 : ℚ) ^ j * zHi ^ (2 * j + 1) / (Nat.factorial (2 * j + 1) : ℚ)) + zHi ^ 51 / (Nat.factorial 51 : ℚ)) - zHi * ((∑ j ∈ Finset.range 25, (-1 : ℚ) ^ j * zHi ^ (2 * j) / (Nat.factorial (2 * j) : ℚ)) - zHi ^ 50 / (Nat.factorial 50 : ℚ)) < -(4 / 10 ^ 11) ∧ 4 * zLo ^ 2 = 2019072855634517187241 / 25000000000000000000 ∧ 4 * zHi ^ 2 = 12323442722488347321 / 152587890625000000 ∧ 4 * zHi ^ 2 - 4 * zLo ^ 2 = 449340945791 / 625000000000000000000 ∧ 4 * zHi ^ 2 - 4 * zLo ^ 2 < 1 / 10 ^ 8- World
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1References
- Guiqiao Xu, Zehong Liu, and Wanting Lu, A kind of sharp Wirtinger inequality, Journal of Inequalities and Applications 2019:166, abstract and L2 eigenvalue discussion; Nikolay Kuznetsov and Alexander Nazarov, Mathematika 61 (2015), 328-344, DOI 10.1112/S0025579314000229; Jean-Philippe Bartier, Adrien Blanchet, Jean Dolbeault, and Miguel Escobedo, Applied Mathematics Letters 24 (2011), 76-81, Proposition 1, DOI 10.1016/j.aml.2010.08.020. ↗journal article · primary source · version of record · checked 2026-08-01Source use: original summary.This source fixes the published convention, theorem, formula, or independent answer used to check the packet resolution.Also cited at Journal of Inequalities and Applications 2019, article 166.For The sharp Dirichlet Poincare constant with two moment constraints, the reviewed source scope is Guiqiao Xu, Zehong Liu, and Wanting Lu, A kind of sharp Wirtinger inequality, Journal of Inequalities and Applications 2019:166, abstract and L2 eigenvalue discussion; Nikolay Kuznetsov and Alexander Nazarov, Mathematika 61 (2015), 328-344, DOI 10.1112/S0025579314000229; Jean-Philippe Bartier, Adrien Blanchet, Jean Dolbeault, and Miguel Escobedo, Applied Mathematics Letters 24 (2011), 76-81, Proposition 1, DOI 10.1016/j.aml.2010.08.020. The packet makes no inference beyond that cited scope.
- Jean-Philippe Bartier, Adrien Blanchet, Jean Dolbeault, and Miguel Escobedo, “Improved intermediate asymptotics for the heat equation”. Applied Mathematics Letters 24(1) (2011), 76-81. DOI 10.1016/j.aml.2010.08.020. Applied Mathematics Letters 24 (2011), Proposition 1. ↗scholarly publication · reference source · checked 2026-08-01Source use: citation only.For The sharp Dirichlet Poincare constant with two moment constraints, the reviewed source scope is Applied Mathematics Letters 24 (2011), Proposition 1. The packet makes no inference beyond that cited scope.
- Packet source. Nikolay Kuznetsov and Alexander Nazarov, “Sharp constants in the Poincaré, Steklov and related inequalities: a survey,” Mathematika 61(2) (2015), 328-344. DOI 10.1112/S0025579314000229. survey sections on sharp Poincare, Steklov, and related constants. ↗scholarly publication · reference source · checked 2026-08-01Source use: citation only.For The sharp Dirichlet Poincare constant with two moment constraints, this source supplies classical endpoint inequalities; it does not give the packet's two-moment exact constant.Also cited at Mathematika 61 (2015), 328-344.Also cited at Exact rational certificate tmpc-artifact-rational-root-certificate, together with tmpc-claim-spectral-reduction.Also cited at Complete variational, parity, min-max, and ODE proof supplied in this record.Also cited at formalization-target:tmpc-artifact-rational-root-certificate.Source named by the research packet.
Original fixed spectral optimization with two explicit linear constraints.
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