We prove that the first (nontrivial) Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator $$ L(u)=\Delta u-\langle\nabla u,x\rangle\,, $$ as a function of the domain, is convex with respect to the Minkowski addition, and we characterize the equality cases in some classes of convex sets. We also prove that the corresponding (positive) eigenfunction is log-concave if the domain is convex.

The Brunn-Minkowski inequality for the first eigenvalue of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator and log-concavity of the relevant eigenfunction / Andrea Colesanti, E.F.. - In: ANALYSIS & PDE. - ISSN 2157-5045. - STAMPA. - 19:(2026), pp. 1339-1360. [10.2140/apde.2026.19.1339]

The Brunn-Minkowski inequality for the first eigenvalue of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator and log-concavity of the relevant eigenfunction

Andrea Colesanti;Elisa Francini;Galyna Livshyts;Paolo Salani
2026

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We prove that the first (nontrivial) Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator $$ L(u)=\Delta u-\langle\nabla u,x\rangle\,, $$ as a function of the domain, is convex with respect to the Minkowski addition, and we characterize the equality cases in some classes of convex sets. We also prove that the corresponding (positive) eigenfunction is log-concave if the domain is convex.
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