The sharp upper bounds for the first positive eigenvalue of the   Kohn-Laplacian on compact strictly pseudoconvex hypersurfaces
  We give sharp and explicit upper bounds for the first positive eigenvalue $\lambda_1(\Box_b)$ of the Kohn-Laplacian on compact strictly pseudoconvex hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{C}^{n+1}$ in terms of their defining functions. As an application, we show that in the family of real ellipsoids, $\lambda_1(\Box_b)$ has a unique maximum value at the CR sphere. 
Song-Ying Li, Guijuan Lin and Duong Ngoc Son
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