Department of Geometry, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Sofia, 5 James Bourchier blvd., 1126, Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract:
An estimate for the first eigenvalue of the Dirac operator on compact Riemannian spin manifold of positive scalar curvature admitting a parallel one-form is found. The possible universal covering spaces of the manifolds on which the smalles possible eigenvalue is attained are also listed. Moreover, a complete classification of the compact odd-dimensional manifolds whose universal covering space is Sn−1 ×
is given in the limiting case. All such manifolds are diffeomorphic but not necessarily isometric to Sn−1 × S1.