Eigenvalue Comparison Theorems of the Discrete Laplacians for a Graph

We give a graph theoretic analogue of Cheng's eigenvalue comparison theorems for the Laplacian of complete Riemannian manifolds. As its applications, we determine the infimum of the (essential) spectrum of the discrete Laplacian for infinite graphs.     

Geometric Estimates of the First Eigenvalue of (p,q)-elliptic Quasilinear System Under Integral Curvature Condition

Consider (M,g) as a complete, simply connected Riemannian manifold. The aim of this paper is to provide various geometric estimates in different cases for the first eigenvalue of (p,q)-elliptic quasilinear system in both Dirichlet and Neumann conditions on Riemannian manifold. In some cases we add integral curvature condition and maybe we prove some theorems under other conditions.     

On integral formulas for submanifolds of spaces of constant curvature and some applications

Integral formulas of Minkowski type, involving the higher mean curvatures as multilinear forms on the normal bundle, are proved for compact oriented immersed submanifolds with arbitrary codimension in a Riemannian manifold of constant curvature, and as application a generalization of the Liebmann-Süss theorem as well as upper bounds for the first positive eigenvalue of the Laplace operator are given.     

On the lowest eigenvalue of the Hodge Laplacian on compact,negatively curved domains

We study the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian acting on differential forms on a compact Riemannian domain, for the absolute or relative boundary conditions. We prove a series of lower bounds when the domain is starlike or p-convex and the ambient manifold has pinched negative curvature. The bounds are sharp for starlike domains. We then compute the asymptotics of the first eigenvalue of hyperbolic balls of large radius. Finally, we give lower bounds also for Euclidean domains.      

Eigenvalue problems on Riemannian manifolds with a modified Ricci tensor

In this paper, we study the eigenvalue problems on a Riemannian manifold with a modified Ricci tensor. We obtain some sharp lower bound estimates for the first eigenvalue of Laplacian. We also prove some rigidity theorems for the Riemannian manifold with some suitable conditions.     

Isoperimetric inequalities for submanifolds with bounded mean curvature

In this paper, we provide various Sobolev-type inequalities for smooth nonnegative functions with compact support on a submanifold with variable mean curvature in a Riemannian manifold whose sectional curvature is bounded above by a constant. We further obtain the corresponding linear isoperimetric inequalities involving mean curvature. We also provide various first Dirichlet eigenvalue estimates for submanifolds with bounded mean curvature.     

Isoperimetric inequalities for submanifolds with bounded mean curvature

In this paper, we provide various Sobolev-type inequalities for smooth nonnegative functions with compact support on a submanifold with variable mean curvature in a Riemannian manifold whose sectional curvature is bounded above by a constant. We further obtain the corresponding linear isoperimetric inequalities involving mean curvature. We also provide various first Dirichlet eigenvalue estimates for submanifolds with bounded mean curvature.     

A NEW LAPLACIAN COMPRISON THEOREM AND THE ESTIMATE OF EIGENVALUES

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小负曲率流形上Laplace算子第一特征值的下界估计

本文首先对流形的测地球上的Sobolev常数进行讨论,并利用它进行Moser迭代,最终得到具有小负曲率的闭的黎曼流形上Laplace算子特征值的一个下界估计.     

Comparison theorems on Riemannian-Finsler manifolds with curvature quartic decay and their applications

We establish some comparison theorems on Finsler manifolds with curvature quartic decay. As their applications, we obtain some optimal compact theorems, volume growth and Mckean type estimate for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue for such manifolds. Although we present the results for Finsler manifolds, they are all new results for Riemannian manifolds.     

Spherical symmetrization and the first eigenvalue of geodesic disks on manifolds

Given a manifold \(M\) , we build two spherically symmetric model manifolds based on the maximum and the minimum of its curvatures. We then show that the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of the Laplace–Beltrami operator on a geodesic disk of the original manifold can be bounded from above and below by the first eigenvalue on geodesic disks with the same radius on the model manifolds. These results may be seen as extensions of Cheng’s eigenvalue comparison theorems, where the model constant curvature manifolds have been replaced by more general spherically symmetric manifolds. To prove this, we extend Rauch’s and Bishop’s comparison theorems to this setting.     

A NEW LAPLACIAN COMPARISON THEOREM AND THE ESTIMATE OF EIGENVALUES

This paper establishes a new Laplacian comparison theorem which is specially useful to the manifolds of nonpositive curvature.It leads naturally to the corresponding heat kernel comparison and eigenvalue comparison theorems. Furthermore, a lower estimate of L^2-spectrum of an n-dimensional non-compact complete Cartan-Hadamard manifold is given by (n-1)k/4,provided its Ricci curvature ≤-(n-1)k(k=const.≥0).     

The first eigenvalue of the Laplacian, isoperimetric constants, and the Max Flow Min Cut Theorem

We show how ‘test’ vector fields may be used to give lower bounds for the Cheeger constant of a Euclidean domain (or Riemannian manifold with boundary), and hence for the lowest eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian on the domain. Also, we show that a continuous version of the classical Max Flow Min Cut Theorem for networks implies that Cheeger’s constant may be obtained precisely from such vector fields. Finally, we apply these ideas to reprove a known lower bound for Cheeger’s constant in terms of the inradius of a plane domain. Received: 13 June 2005     

Minimal webs in Riemannian manifolds

For a given combinatorial graph G a geometrization (G, g) of the graph is obtained by considering each edge of the graph as a 1-dimensional manifold with an associated metric g. In this paper we are concerned with minimal isometric immersions of geometrized graphs (G, g) into Riemannian manifolds (N ⁿ , h). Such immersions we call minimal webs. They admit a natural ‘geometric’ extension of the intrinsic combinatorial discrete Laplacian. The geometric Laplacian on minimal webs enjoys standard properties such as the maximum principle and the divergence theorems, which are of instrumental importance for the applications. We apply these properties to show that minimal webs in ambient Riemannian spaces share several analytic and geometric properties with their smooth (minimal submanifold) counterparts in such spaces. In particular we use appropriate versions of the divergence theorems together with the comparison techniques for distance functions in Riemannian geometry and obtain bounds for the first Dirichlet eigenvalues, the exit times and the capacities as well as isoperimetric type inequalities for so-called extrinsic R-webs of minimal webs in ambient Riemannian manifolds with bounded curvature.      

The Problem of Eigenvalue on Noncompact Complete Riemannian Manifold

Let M be an n-dimensional noncompact complete Riemannian manifold, "Δ" is the Laplacian of M. It is a negative selfadjoint operator in L²(M). First, we give a criterion of non-existence of eigenvalue by the heat kernel. Applying the criterion yields that the Laplacian on noncompact constant curvature space form has no eigenvalue. Then, we give a geometric condition of M under which the Laplacian of M has eigenvalues. It implies that changing the metric on a compact domain of constant negative curvature space form may yield eigenvalues.     

Concentration, Ricci Curvature, and Eigenvalues of Laplacian

In this paper we study the concentration behavior of metric measure spaces. We prove the stability of the curvature-dimension condition with respect to the concentration topology due to Gromov. As an application, under the nonnegativity of Bakry–Émery Ricci curvature, we prove that the kth eigenvalue of the weighted Laplacian of a closed Riemannian manifold is dominated by a constant multiple of the first eigenvalue, where the constant depends only on k and is independent of the dimension of the manifold.     

Finsler流形上的Laplace比较定理和有界估计(英文)

本文研究了Finsler流形上的距离函数的Laplacian.利用指标引理和文献[4]中主要方法,获得了Ricci曲率有函数下界的Laplacian比较定理,改进了文献[6]和文献[7]的相关结果.     

Finsler流形上Laplace比较定理及其应用

本文研究了Finsler流形上距离函数的Laplacian.利用Schwarz不等式和[5]中主要方法,获得了具有负曲率的Laplacian比较定理,进而得到了Finsler流形上第一特征值的下界估计.     

紧流形上的Schrodinger算子的谱间隙估计

M是一个n维紧黎曼流形,具有严格凸边界,且Ricci曲率不小于(n-1)K(其中K≥0为某个常数).假定Schrodinger算子的Dirichlet (或Robin)特征值问题的第一特征函数f1在M上是对数凹的,该文得到了此类Schrodinger算子的前两个Dirichlet(或Robin)特征值之差的下界估计,这推广了最近Andrews等人在R^n中有界凸区域上关于Laplace算子的一个相应结果[4].     

The singularities of the wave trace of the basic Laplacian of a Riemannian foliation

We apply techniques of microlocal analysis to the study of the transverse geometry of Riemannian foliations in order to analyze spectral invariants of the basic Laplacian acting on functions on a Riemannian foliation with a bundle-like metric. In particular, we consider the trace of the basic wave operator when the mean curvature form is basic. We extend the concept of basic functions to distributions and demonstrate the existence of the basic wave kernel. The singularities of the trace of this basic wave kernel occur at the lengths of certain geodesic arcs which are orthogonal to the closures of the leaves of the foliation. In cases when the foliation has regular closure, a complete representation of the trace of the basic wave kernel can be computed for t≠0. Otherwise, a partial trace formula over a certain set of lengths of well-behaved geodesic arcs is obtained.