Sharp bounds on scalar curvature spectrum and rigidity theorems.
problem Understanding scalar curvature bounds and rigidity on manifolds.
method Sharp upper bounds for the bottom spectrum of the Beltrami Laplacian, scalar curvature rigidity theorem.
result Sharp upper bound for the bottom spectrum of the Beltrami Laplacian and scalar curvature rigidity theorem.
Study pinches curvature under Laplacian G_2 flow, proving Weyl tensor norm blows up.
problem Pinching estimate on traceless Ricci curvature under Laplacian G_2 flow.
method Derive pinching estimate in terms of scalar curvature and Weyl tensor norm.
result Weyl tensor norm blows up at least at a certain rate under bounded scalar curvature.
Investigate scalar curvature under geometric flows
problem Behavior of scalar curvature under geometric flows
method Three specific cases: Ricci flow, Kähler-Ricci flow, Laplacian flow
result Long-time existence of flows
New examples show positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary that cannot be extended.
problem Positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundary that cannot be extended.
method Analytic techniques related to the prescribed scalar curvature problem in conformal geometry.
result Obstruction to positivity of conformal Laplacians given by a real-valued ξ-invariant.
Upper bounds on Laplacian eigenvalues on manifolds with non-negative curvature.
problem Bounding Laplacian eigenvalues on manifolds with non-negative scalar curvature.
method Investigation of invariant spectrum on compact Riemannian manifolds with large isometry groups.
result Upper bounds for eigenvalues of the invariant spectrum assuming non-negative scalar curvature.
Estimates for scalar curvature equations on Kähler manifolds with singularities.
problem Developing estimates for scalar curvature equations with singular metrics.
method Estimates and Laplacian estimates for scalar curvature equations of degenerate Kähler metrics.
result Derivation of estimates for singular constant scalar curvature Kähler metrics and singular Kähler-Einstein metrics.
Paper gives curvature estimates for Laplacian flow on G_2-structures.
problem Local curvature estimates for Laplacian flow under Ricci curvature bounds.
method Combines Kotschwar-Munteanu-Wang's Ricci flow estimates and Laplacian flow specific structure.
result New proof of Lotay-Wei's scalar curvature evolution equation.
Optimal controls for conformal Laplacian obstacle problems on spheres and manifolds.
problem Optimal control of conformal metrics with constant scalar curvature.
method Analysis of optimal control problem on Riemannian manifolds with positive Yamabe invariant.
result Existence of smooth optimal controls inducing metrics with constant scalar curvature.
Formula for Lichnerowicz Laplacian on invariant metrics, deducing stability of Einstein manifolds.
problem Stability of Einstein manifolds in homogeneous spaces.
method Formula for Lichnerowicz Laplacian, computation of spectra, analysis of scalar curvature.
result Deduction of G-stability and critical point types of Einstein metrics. New definitions and properties of harmonic vector fields on Finsler manifolds.
problem Defining and understanding harmonic vector fields in Finsler geometry.
method Natural definitions of differential, divergence, and p-harmonic form; proving Hodge theorem; Bochner-Yano classification theorem. result A closed orientable Finsler manifold with a positive harmonic Ricci scalar has a zero Betti number.
The study finds bounds for the first eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian on submanifolds.
problem Finding bounds for the first eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian on submanifolds.
method Established an integral inequality for the singular p-laplacian and applied it to submanifolds in the unit sphere.
result Lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of the p-laplacian are obtained for minimal and prescribed scalar curvature submanifolds.
Paper extends noncompact Llarull's theorem to manifolds with boundary.
problem Finding upper bounds for scalar curvature infimum in noncompact manifolds.
method Using deformed Dirac operators to relax boundary conditions.
result Upper bound for scalar curvature infimum in terms of Laplacian spectrum.
Simplified Obata-Vétois argument for Einstein manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Identifying conditions for closed conformally Einstein manifolds to be Einstein.
method Simplified Obata-Vétois argument, identifying a closed interval containing zero.
result Closed conformally Einstein manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature are Einstein if they satisfy certain conditions.
Study stability of Einstein metrics on homogeneous spaces.
problem Stability of Einstein metrics on homogeneous spaces.
method Formula for Lichnerowicz Laplacian of G-invariant TT-tensors to study stability.
result Detailed study of naturally reductive Einstein metrics.
Researchers calculate the precise boundary operator for interacting bulk scalar fields in AdS/CFT.
problem Understanding the precise form of boundary operators dual to interacting bulk scalar fields.
method Holographic renormalization coupled with the Caffarelli/Silvestre extension theorem.
result Boundary operator dual to a bulk scalar field is an anti-local operator, the fractional Laplacian.
We show the analytic continuation of the resolvent of the Laplacian on asymptotically hyperbolic spaces on differential forms, including high energy estimates in strips. This is achieved by placing the spectral family of the Laplacian within the framework developed, and applied to scalar problems, by the author recentl…
In this paper we study the curved geometry of noncommutative 4-tori Tθ4. We use a Weyl conformal factor to perturb the standard volume form and obtain the Laplacian that encodes the local geometric information. We use Connes' pseudodifferential calculus to explicitly compute the terms in the small time hea…
A new derivation is given of Branson's factorization formula for the conformally invariant operator on the sphere whose principal part is the k-th power of the scalar Laplacian. The derivation deduces Branson's formula from knowledge of the corresponding conformally invariant operator on Euclidean space (the k-th power…
Gradient η-Ricci solitons on warped products are studied.
problem Characterizing and constructing gradient η-Ricci solitons on warped product manifolds.
method Using Bochner formula and properties of gradient vector fields, derive a Laplacian equation and construct solitons.
result Gradient η-Ricci solitons on warped products are completely determined by a potential function under certain conditions.
Study pseudo-laplacians and ζ(1) for spinor bundles over Riemann surfaces.
problem Analyzing self-adjoint extensions of Dolbeault Laplacians on Riemann surfaces.
method Defined ζ-regularized determinants, introduced Robin mass, derived comparison formulas. result Explicit expressions for Robin mass in spinor bundles and scalar cases.
New eigenvalue bounds for 3-Sasaki metrics improve previous estimates.
problem Estimating eigenvalues for 3-Sasaki metrics.
method Improved Lichnerowicz-Obata type estimates for scalar sub-Laplacian.
result Lower bounds for the first non-zero eigenvalue of 3-Sasaki metrics.
The paper studies a flow of hypersymplectic structures linked to G2-geometry.
problem Deforming hypersymplectic structures to hyperkähler triples on compact manifolds.
method Using G2-geometry, the authors study the G2-Laplacian flow starting from a G2-structure defined by a hypersymplectic structure. result The G2-Laplacian flow can be extended as long as the scalar curvature remains bounded. For a Riemannian closed spin manifold and under some topological assumption (non-zero A^-genus or enlargeability in the sense of Gromov-Lawson), we give an optimal upper bound for the infimum of the scalar curvature in terms of the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian. The main difficulty lies in the study of the o…
We study the spectral geometric properties of the scalar Laplace-Beltrami operator associated to the Weil-Petersson metric gWP on Mγ, the Riemann moduli space of surfaces of genus γ>1. This space has a singular compactification with respect to gWP, and this metric has crossing…
The paper proves estimates for Hodge Laplacians on Lie groups.
problem Estimating Hodge Laplacians on semisimple Lie groups.
method Proves Schwartz estimates for Hodge Laplacian and Dirac operators.
result Generalizes results on symmetric spaces to Lie groups.
New formula for Lichnerowicz Laplacian on homogeneous spaces.
problem Finding new Einstein metrics on homogeneous spaces.
method Using Casimir operators to derive a new formula for the Lichnerowicz Laplacian.
result Derives many new Einstein metrics stable in the Einstein-Hilbert sense.
For a noncollapsed Gromov-Hausdorff convergent sequence of Riemannian manifolds with a uniform bound of Ricci curvature, we establish two spectral convergence. One of them is on the Hodge Laplacian acting on differential one-forms. The other is on the connection Laplacian acting on tensor fields of every type, which in…
The Yamabe flow affects the first eigenvalues of geometric operators on manifolds.
problem Estimating the first nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplacian under Yamabe flow.
method Using the Yamabe flow, the first nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplacian is estimated and shown to be nondecreasing.
result The first eigenvalue of geometric operators is nondecreasing along the Yamabe flow under certain conditions.
The paper bounds eigenvalues of magnetic Schroedinger operators on compact manifolds.
problem Estimating eigenvalues of magnetic Schroedinger operators on compact manifolds.
method Using geometric quantities like the first eigenvalue of the Hodge-de Rham Laplacian and properties of the magnetic field and scalar potential.
result Obtained several bounds for the spectrum of the magnetic Schroedinger operator.
Study stability of operators on warped product manifolds.
problem Stability of operators on warped product manifolds.
method Examined the family of operators La=Δ−aS in a warped product of an infinite interval or real line by a compact manifold. result Stability of the operators La was studied in a specific type of manifold. In a noncommutative torus, effect of perturbation by inner derivation on the associated quantum stochastic process and geometric parameters like volume and scalar curvature have been studied. Cohomological calculations show that the above perturbation produces new spectral triples. Also for the Weyl C^*-algebra, the La…
A simple formula is derived for the Ricci scalar curvature of any smooth level set ψ(x0,x1,...,xn)=C embedded in the Euclidean space Rn+1, in terms of the gradient ∇ψ and the Laplacian Δψ. Some applications are given to the geometry of low-dimensional p-harmonic functions and high-dime…
We show that, on any asymptotically hyperbolic surface, the essential spectrum of the Lichnerowicz Laplacian ΔL contains the ray [1/4,+∞[. If moreover the scalar curvature is constant then -2 and 0 are infinite dimensional eigenvalues. If, in addition, the inequality <Δu,u>L2≥41∣∣u∣∣L22…
Derives inequalities for eigenvalues and renormalized volume of Poincaré-Einstein manifolds.
problem Eigenvalues and renormalized volume of Poincaré-Einstein manifolds.
method Integral inequality and eigenvalue estimates.
result Sharp lower bound for first eigenvalue and new upper bound for renormalized volume.
We study the heat kernel asymptotics for the Laplace type differential operators on vector bundles over Riemannian manifolds. In particular this includes the case of the Laplacians acting on differential p-forms. We extend our results obtained earlier for the scalar Laplacian and present closed formulas for all heat in…
The paper solves conditions for prescribing scalar and Gauss curvatures on manifolds with zero first eigenvalue.
problem Conditions for prescribing scalar and Gauss curvatures on manifolds with zero first eigenvalue.
method Local variational methods, local Yamabe-type equations, and monotone iteration scheme.
result The necessary and sufficient conditions for prescribing scalar and Gauss curvatures are established.
Proves infinite bordism groups for certain manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Determining bordism groups for manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
method Higher index theory and construction of representatives.
result Infinite bordism groups in specific dimensions for certain groups.
We prove a necessary and sufficient condition for an asymptotically Euclidean manifold to be conformally related to one with specified nonpositive scalar curvature: the zero set of the desired scalar curvature must have a positive Yamabe invariant, as defined in the article. We show additionally how the sign of the Yam…
The paper connects curvature data to polynomial coefficients in gluing formulas.
problem Understanding polynomial coefficients in gluing formulas for zeta-determinants.
method Expressing coefficients of a polynomial in terms of scalar and principal curvatures of a 2D hypersurface.
result Coefficients of the polynomial are expressed in terms of curvature data.
Prove that collapsing CSC metrics can be perturbed to invariant collapsing CSC metrics.
problem Prove that collapsing constant scalar curvature metrics can be perturbed to invariant collapsing constant scalar curvature metrics.
method Prove that a sequence of constant scalar curvature metrics which is collapsing with bounded curvature to a manifold can be perturbed to a sequence of invariant collapsing constant scalar curvature metrics.
result Prove that a sequence of constant scalar curvature metrics which is collapsing with bounded curvature to a manifold can be perturbed to a sequence of invariant collapsing constant scalar curvature metrics.
We prove uniqueness results for a Calderon type inverse problem for the Hodge Laplacian acting on graded forms on certain manifolds in three dimensions. In particular, we show that partial measurements of the relative-to-absolute or absolute-to-relative boundary value maps uniquely determine a zeroth order potential. T…
Estimates eigenvalues using Bessel functions on manifolds.
problem Estimating eigenvalues of differential operators on manifolds.
method Using mean value lemma and curvature assumptions, derive differential inequalities involving Bessel functions.
result Establishes new estimates for eigenvalues involving positive roots of Bessel functions.
Inverse scattering result on AH manifolds determines metric up to diffeo and conformal factor.
problem Determining the metric on an AH manifold from scattering data.
method Relating eigenvalue problem to Conformal Laplacian and using Guillarmou--Guillopé and Chang--González results.
result Scattering matrix at energy 2n+1 determines jet of the metric on the boundary up to diffeomorphism and conformal factor. Paper studies constant scalar curvature equation and its smooth solutions on Kähler manifolds.
problem Analyzing constant scalar curvature equation and its weak solutions on Kähler manifolds.
method Defined weak solutions for CSCK, proved smoothness with uniform L∞ bound, used W2,2 regularity for Laplacian equation. result Weak solutions of CSCK with uniform L∞ bound are smooth. For the dual operator sg′∗ of the linearization sg′ of the scalar curvature function, it is well-known that if kersg′∗=0, then sg is a non-negative constant. In particular, if the Ricci curvature is not flat, then sg/(n−1) is an eigenvalue of the Laplacian of the metric g. In this work, some…
Study shows obstructions to positive scalar curvature cobordisms using periodic η-invariants.
problem Obstructing the existence of cobordisms with positive scalar curvature metrics.
method Combines Schoen-Yau minimal surface technique with end-periodic index theorem for Dirac operator.
result Bordism groups Ω^{spin,+}_{n+1}(S^1 × BG) are infinite for certain fundamental groups.
The paper develops a new Laplacian for manifold learning from data.
problem Learning manifold structures from point cloud data.
method Constructs deformed Hodge Laplacians and proves their spectral convergence.
result Empirical operators converge to the classical Hodge Laplacian.
Study shows equivalence of two methods for solving scalar curvature problem.
problem Prescribing scalar curvature of closed Riemannian manifolds.
method Subcritical approximations or negative pseudo gradient flows.
result Equivalence of both approaches with respect to zero weak limits.