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A numerical existence proof of nodal lines for the first eigenfunction of the plate equation

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Wieners, C. A numerical existence proof of nodal lines for the first eigenfunction of the plate equation. Arch. Math 66, 420–427 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01781561

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