%0 Journal Article %T Optimization of the principal eigenvalue of the one-dimensional Schrodinger operator %A Behrouz Emamizadeh %A Ryan I. Fernandes %J Electronic Journal of Differential Equations %D 2008 %I Texas State University %X In this paper we consider two optimization problems related to the principal eigenvalue of the one dimensional Schrodinger operator. These optimization problems are formulated relative to the rearrangement of a fixed function. We show that both problems have unique solutions, and each of these solutions is a fixed point of an appropriate function. %K Schrodinger equation %K principal eigenvalue %K minimization %K maximization %K rearrangements of functions %K fixed points %U http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2008/65/abstr.html