| Article ID: | iaor20131961 | 
| Volume: | 156 | 
| Issue: | 2 | 
| Start Page Number: | 294 | 
| End Page Number: | 319 | 
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 | 
| Journal: | Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications | 
| Authors: | Meng Gang, Yan Ping, Zhang Meirong | 
| Keywords: | Laplace transforms, eigenvalues | 
In this paper, we will use the variational method and limiting approach to solve the minimization problems of the Dirichlet/Neumann eigenvalues of the one‐dimensional