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We consider a properly embedded minimal hypersurfacewith free boundary in a compact n-dimensional Riemannian manifold M be with nonnegative Ricci curvature and strictly convex boundary. Here, we obtain a new estimate from below for the first nonzero Steklov eigenvalue.
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Batista, R., Cunha, A.W. Estimates of the first Steklov eigenvalue of properly embedded minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary. Bull Braz Math Soc, New Series 47, 871–881 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00574-016-0194-2
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