A lower bound for eigenvalues of a clamped plate problem

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In this paper, we study eigenvalues of a clamped plate problem. We obtain a lower bound for eigenvalues, which gives an important improvement of results due to Levine and Protter.

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35P15 

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and EngineeringSaga UniversitySagaJapan
  2. 2.School of Mathematical SciencesSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina

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