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     

Sharp estimates and the Dirac operator

This paper establishes and extends a conjecture posed by M. Gromov which states that every riemannian metric on that strictly dominates the standard metric must have somewhere scalar curvature strictly less than that of . More generally, if is any compact spin manifold of dimension which admits a distance decreasing map of non-zero degree, then either there is a point with normalized scalar curvature , or is isometric to . The distance decreasing hypothesis can be replaced by the weaker assumption is contracting on -forms. In both cases, the results are sharp. An explicit counterexample is given to show that the result is no longer valid if one replaces 2-forms by -forms with . Received: 16 May 1996     

Extrinsic estimates for eigenvalues of the Dirac operator

For a compact spin manifold M isometrically embedded into Euclidean space, we derive the extrinsic estimates from above and below for eigenvalues of the square of the Dirac operator, which depend on the second fundamental form of the embedding. We also show the bounds of the ratio of the eigenvalues. Since the unit sphere and the projective spaces admit the standard embedding into Euclidean spaces, we also obtain the corresponding results for their compact spin submanifolds.     

Eigenvalue estimates for Dirac operators coupled to instantons

We prove a sharp lower bound for the first positive eigenvalue of Dirac operators coupled to instantons and discuss the limit case.     

Eigenvalue estimates for Dirac operators with parallel characteristic torsion

Assume that the compact Riemannian spin manifold (Mn,g) admits a G-structure with characteristic connection ∇ and parallel characteristic torsion (∇T=0), and consider the Dirac operator D1/3 corresponding to the torsion T/3. This operator plays an eminent role in the investigation of such manifolds and includes as special cases Kostant's “cubic Dirac operator” and the Dolbeault operator. In this article, we describe a general method of computation for lower bounds of the eigenvalues of D1/3 by a clever deformation of the spinorial connection. In order to get explicit bounds, each geometric structure needs to be investigated separately; we do this in full generality in dimension 4 and for Sasaki manifolds in dimension 5.     

Eigenvalue estimates for generalized Dirac operators on Sasakian manifolds

We consider a two-parameter generalization $D_{ab}$ of the Riemann Dirac operator $D$ on a closed Sasakian spin manifold, focusing attention on eigenvalue estimates for $D_{ab}$ . We investigate a Sasakian version of twistor spinors and Killing spinors, applying it to establish a new connection deformation technique that is adapted to fit with the Sasakian structure. Using the technique and the fact that there are two types of eigenspinors of $D_{ab}$ , we prove several eigenvalue estimates for $D_{ab}$ which improve Friedrich’s estimate (Friedrich, Math Nachr 97, 117–146, 1980).     

Eigenvalue estimates for Dirac operators in geometries with torsion

On a Riemannian spin manifold (M ⁿ , g), equipped with a non-integrable geometric structure and characteristic connection ▽ ^c with parallel torsion ▽ ^c T ^c  = 0, we can introduce the Dirac operator D ^1/3, which is constructed by lifting the affine metric connection with torsion 1/3 T ^c to the spin structure. D ^1/3 is a symmetric elliptic differential operator, acting on sections of the spinor bundle and can be identified in special cases with Kostant’s cubic Dirac operator or the Dolbeault operator. For compact (M ⁿ , g), we investigate the first eigenvalue of the operator \({\left(D^{1/3} \right)^{2}}\) . As a main tool, we use Weitzenböck formulas, which express the square of the perturbed operator D ^1/3 + S by the Laplacian of a suitable spinor connection. Here, S runs through a certain class of perturbations. We apply our method to spaces of dimension 6 and 7, in particular, to nearly Kähler and nearly parallel G ₂-spaces.     

Two-sided estimates for root vector functions of the Dirac operator

We consider the one-dimensional Dirac operator. We derive a shift formula for its root vector functions and prove anti-a priori and two-sided estimates for various L _p -norms of these functions.     

Resolvent estimates and spectrum of the Dirac operator with periodic potential

Some estimates are given of the norm of the resolvent of the Dirac operator on ann-dimensional torus (n 2) for complex values of the quasimomentum. It is shown that the spectrum of the periodic Dirac operator with potential 3$$ " align="middle" border="0"> , >3, is absolutely continuous.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 3–22, April, 1995.     

Eigenvalue and gap estimates of isometric immersions for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator acting on p-forms

In this paper, we study the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator acting on differential forms of a Riemannian manifold with boundary isometrically immersed in some Euclidean space. We give a lower bound of the integral energy of p-forms in terms of its first eigenvalue associated with $(p?1)$-forms. We also find a lower bound for the gap between two consecutive first eigenvalues in terms of the curvature of the boundary.     

Eigenvalue estimate of the basic Dirac operator on a Kähler foliation

Let F be a Kähler spin foliation of codimension q=2n on a compact Riemannian manifold M with the transversally holomorphic mean curvature form κ. It is well known [S.D. Jung, T.H. Kang, Lower bounds for the eigenvalue of the transversal Dirac operator on a Kähler foliation, J. Geom. Phys. 45 (2003) 75-90] that the eigenvalue λ of the basic Dirac operator Db satisfies the inequality , where σ∇ is the transversal scalar curvature of F. In this paper, we introduce the transversal Kählerian twistor operator and prove that the same inequality for the eigenvalue of the basic Dirac operator by using the transversal Kählerian twistor operator. We also study the limiting case. In fact, F is minimal and transversally Einsteinian of odd complex codimension n with nonnegative constant transversal scalar curvature.     

Half-inverse problem for the Dirac operator

Given the spectrum of the Dirac operator, together with the potential on the half-interval and one boundary condition, this paper provides reconstruction of the potential on the whole interval, and proves the existence conditions of the solution.     

扭化Dirac算子的特征值估计和常值长度的调和1-形式(英文)

对带有非平凡常值长度调和1-形式的紧致旋流形,本文证明了扭化Dirac算子的第一个正特征值的下界.     

A Sobolev-like inequality for the Dirac operator

In this article, we prove a Sobolev-like inequality for the Dirac operator on closed compact Riemannian spin manifolds with a nearly optimal Sobolev constant. As an application, we give a criterion for the existence of solutions to a nonlinear equation with critical Sobolev exponent involving the Dirac operator. We finally specify a case where this equation can be solved.     

Invariant syzygies for the Hermitian Dirac operator

This paper is devoted to the algebraic analysis of the system of differential equations described by the Hermitian Dirac operators, which are two linear first order operators invariant with respect to the action of the unitary group. In the one variable case, we show that it is possible to give explicit formulae for all the maps of the resolution associated to the system. Moreover, we compute the minimal generators for the first syzygies also in the case of the Hermitian system in several vector variables. Finally, we study the removability of compact singularities. We also show a major difference with the orthogonal case: in the odd dimensional case it is possible to perform a reduction of the system which does not affect the behavior of the free resolution, while this is not always true for the case of even dimension. A. Damiano is a postdoctoral fellow at the Eduard Čech Center and is supported by the relative grants. D. Eelbode is a postdoctoral fellow supported by the F.W.O. Vlaanderen (Belgium).     

Hardy-type estimates for Dirac operators

We prove some Hardy type inequalities related to the Dirac operator by elementary methods, for a large class of potentials, which even includes measure valued potentials. Optimality is achieved by the Coulomb potential. When potentials are smooth enough, our estimates provide some spectral information on the operator.     

Hardy inequalities for weighted Dirac operator

An inequality of Hardy type is established for quadratic forms involving Dirac operator and a weight r ^−b for functions in \mathbbRⁿ{\mathbb{R}^n}. The exact Hardy constant c _b  = c _b (n) is found and generalized minimizers are given. The constant c _b vanishes on a countable set of b, which extends the known case n = 2, b = 0 which corresponds to the trivial Hardy inequality in \mathbbR²{\mathbb{R}^2}. Analogous inequalities are proved in the case c _b  = 0 under constraints and, with error terms, for a bounded domain.     

Eigenvalue estimates and the Trace Theorem

We consider inequalities of the form $\text{∝}{}_{\mathrm{?\Omega }}\text{u}{}^2\text{ds ? C ∝}{}_{\mathrm{\Omega }}\text{(u}{}^2\text{+ u,}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{u}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{) d}\text{x}$ (¹) for sufficiently regular functions u(x) defined on a bounded domain Ω in Rⁿ. The inequality (¹) follows from the Trace Theorem in interpolation spaces and so is called a trace inequality. Information on the optimal constants C (which depend on the domain geometry) is obtained through consideration of associated eigenvalue problems.