Connexion markovienne,courbure et formule de Weitzenböck sur l'espace des chemins riemanniens

We consider the Markovian connection on the Riemannian path spaces. The curvature is computed explicitly and a Weitzenböck formula is established.     

Three classes of Weitzenböck manifolds

A Weitzenböck manifold is a triplet defined by a differentiable manifold with a metric g of certain signature and a linear connection with zero curvature tensor and nonzero torsion tensor which is a metric connection with respect to g. The theory of such manifolds is called the “new theory of gravity”. We study properties of three classes of Weitzenböck manifolds and prove some vanishing thorems.     

Spectral sequences and taut Riemannian foliations

Using a relation between the terms of the spectral sequence of a Riemannian foliation and its adiabatic limit, we obtain Bochner type techniques for this special setting and, as a consequence, in the special case of a Riemannian flow we obtain vanishing conditions for the top dimensional group of the basic cohomology \(H_{b}^{q}(\mathcal{F})\)-which is related to the property of being geodesible. We also extend a Weitzenböck type formula for the leafwise Laplacian and, for the particular class of compact foliations, we obtain a generalization of a result due to Ph. Tondeur, M. Min-Oo, and E. Ruh concerning the vanishing of the basic cohomology under the assumption that certain curvature operators are positive definite. In the final part we present an example.     

Optimal lower eigenvalue estimates for Hodge-Laplacian and applications

We consider the eigenvalue problem for Hodge-Laplacian on a Riemannian manifold M isometrically immersed into another Riemannian manifold $\overline{M}$. We first assume the pull back Weitzenböck operator of $\overline{M}$ bounded from below, and obtain an extrinsic lower bound for the first eigenvalue of Hodge-Laplacian. As applications, we obtain some rigidity results. Second, when the pull back Weitzenböck operator of $\overline{M}$ bounded from both sides, we give a lower bound of the first eigenvalue by the Ricci curvature of M and some extrinsic geometry. As a consequence, we prove a weak Ejiri type theorem, that is, if the Ricci curvature bounded from below pointwisely by a function of the norm square of the mean curvature vector, then M is a homology sphere. In the end, we give an example to show that all the eigenvalue estimates are optimal when $\overline{M}$ is the space form.     

Rigidity Theorems for Complete Sasakian Manifolds with Constant Pseudo-Hermitian Scalar Curvature

The orthogonal decomposition of the Webster curvature provides us a way to characterize some canonical metrics on a pseudo-Hermitian manifold. We derive some subelliptic differential inequalities from the Weitzenböck formulas for the traceless pseudo-Hermitian Ricci tensor of Sasakian manifolds with constant pseudo-Hermitian scalar curvature and the Chern–Moser tensor of the Sasakian pseudo-Einstein manifolds, respectively. By means of either subelliptic estimates or maximum principle, some rigidity theorems are established to characterize Sasakian pseudo-Einstein manifolds among Sasakian manifolds with constant pseudo-Hermitian scalar curvature and Sasakian space forms among Sasakian pseudo-Einstein manifolds, respectively.     

Positive energy theorem for (4+1)-dimensional asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetimes

We define the total energy-momenta for(4+1)-dimensional asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetimes,which comes from the boundary terms at infinity in the integral form of the Weitzenbck formula.Then we prove the positive energy theorem for such spacetimes,following Witten’s original argumentsfor the positive energy theorem in asymptotically flat spacetimes.     

Generalized surfaces with constant <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis> in Euclidean three-space

Surfaces in Euclidean three-space with constant ratio of mean curvature to Gauss curvature arise naturally as the parallel surfaces to minimal surfaces. They might possess singularities which occur naturally as focal points of minimal surfaces. We study geometric properties and the singularities of such surfaces, prove some global results about them, and provide a Björling formula to construct such surfaces with prescribed point or curve singularities.     

The spinor and tensor fields with higher spin on spaces of constant curvature

Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry - In this article, we give all the Weitzenböck-type formulas among the geometric first-order differential operators on the spinor fields with spin...     

A Bochner formula for almost-quaternionic-Hermitian structures

An integral formula is derived, relating the six irreducible components of the intrinsic torsion of an Sp_nSp₁ structure on a compact 4n-dimensional manifold with the Riemann curvature tensor. Some consequences of the formula are studied.     

Weitzenböck formulas for Riemannian foliations

In this paper we study the interplay between adiabatic limits of a Riemannian foliation and the classical Weitzenböck formula. For the leafwise part, our study leads to a vanishing result for the first order term of differential spectral sequence associated with the foliation. For the transversal part we obtain a Weitzenböck type formula which is an extension of the previous formula for basic forms due to Ph. Tondeur, M. Min-Oo, and E. Ruh, and is also more general than a Weitzenböck formula for transverse fiber bundle due to Y. Kordyukov.     

Manifolds with commuting Jacobi operators

We characterize Riemannian manifolds of constant sectional curvature in terms of commutation properties of their Jacobi operators.     

Global geometry and topology of spacelike stationary surfaces in the 4-dimensional Lorentz space

For spacelike stationary (i.e. zero mean curvature) surfaces in 4-dimensional Lorentz space, one can naturally introduce two Gauss maps and a Weierstrass-type representation. In this paper we investigate the global geometry of such surfaces systematically. The total Gaussian curvature is related with the surface topology as well as the indices of the so-called good singular ends by a Gauss–Bonnet type formula. On the other hand, as shown by a family of counterexamples to Osserman?s theorem, finite total curvature no longer implies that Gauss maps extend to the ends. Interesting examples include the deformations of the classical catenoid, the helicoid, the Enneper surface, and Jorge–Meeks? k-noids. Each family of these generalizations includes embedded examples in the 4-dimensional Lorentz space, showing a sharp contrast with the 3-dimensional case.     

Eigenvalue estimates of the Dirac operator depending on the Ricci tensor

We prove a new lower bound for the first eigenvalue of the Dirac operator on a compact Riemannian spin manifold by refined Weitzenb?ck techniques. It applies to manifolds with harmonic curvature tensor and depends on the Ricci tensor. Examples show how it behaves compared to other known bounds. Received: 20 April 2001 / Published online: 5 September 2002     

A rigidity theorem for complete CMC hypersurfaces in Lorentz manifolds

In this paper we use the standard formula for the Laplacian of the squared norm of the second fundamental form and the asymptotic maximum principle of H. Omori and S.T. Yau to classify complete CMC spacelike hypersurfaces of a Lorentz ambient space of nonnegative constant sectional curvature, under appropriate bounds on the scalar curvature.     

Special isoparametric orbits in Riemannian symmetric spaces

In the present paper orbits of isotropy subgroups in Riemannian symmetric spaces are discussed. Principal orbits of an isotropy subgroup are isoparametric in the sense of Palais and Terng (seeCritical Point Theory and Submanifold Geometry, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1988). We show that excepting some special cases, the shape operator with respect to the radial unit vector field determines a totally geodesic foliation on a given principal orbit. Furthermore, we prove that the shape operators and the curvature endomorphisms with respect to the normal vectors commute on these isoparametric submanifolds.     

Torsion of SU(2)-structures and Ricci curvature in dimension 5

Following the approach of Bryant [R. Bryant, Some remarks on G₂-structures, in: S. Akbulut, T. Önder, R.J. Stern (Eds.), Proceeding of Gökova Geometry-Topology Conference 2005, International Press, 2006], we study the intrinsic torsion of an SU(2)-structure on a 5-dimensional manifold deriving an explicit expression for the Ricci and the scalar curvature in terms of torsion forms and its derivative. As a consequence of this formula we prove that the α-Einstein condition forces some special SU(2)-structures to be Sasaki-Einstein.     

Some characterizations of totally umbilical surfaces in three-dimensional warped product spaces

Surfaces with positive definite second fundamental form in a Riemannian, three-dimensional warped product space are considered. A formula expressing the Gaussian curvature with respect to this new metric on the surface in terms of the Gaussian and mean curvature of the first fundamental form is presented. This formula is then used to give some characterizations of compact, totally umbilical surfaces. Postdoctoral researcher of the F.W.O. Vlaanderen.     

Classification of pinched positive scalar curvature manifolds

Let (Mn,g), n?3, be a smooth closed Riemannian manifold with positive scalar curvature Rg. There exists a positive constant C=C(M,g) defined by mean curvature of Euclidean isometric immersions, which is a geometric invariant, such that Rg?n(n−1)C. In this paper we prove that Rg=n(n−1)C if and only if (Mn,g) is isometric to the Euclidean sphere Sn(C) with constant sectional curvature C. Also, there exists a Riemannian metric g on Mn such that the scalar curvature satisfies the pinched condition

     

Total curvature of complete surfaces in hyperbolic space

We prove a Gauss-Bonnet formula for the extrinsic curvature of complete surfaces in hyperbolic space under some assumptions on the asymptotic behavior. The result is given in terms of the measure of geodesics intersecting the surface non-trivially, and of a conformal invariant of the curve at infinity.     

SUBMANIFOLDS IN S^n＋p WITH PARALLEL MOEBIUS FORM

In this paper,the rigidity theorems of the submanifolds in S^n p with parallel Moebius form and constant MObius scalar curvature are given.