On the first eigenvalue of the area Jacobi operator for complex curves in Kähler surfaces

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contents In this paper, we investigate the first eigenvalue $Λ_1$ of the area Jacobi operator for complex curves in Kähler surfaces, establishing an extrinsic counterpart to the classical Lichnerowicz theorem for the Laplace-Beltrami operator. By analyzing the second variation of a conformally invariant Willmore-type functional, we derive the lower bound $Λ_1 \geq 2\,\mathfrak{Ric}$, where $\mathfrak{Ric}$ denotes the infimum of the ambient Ricci curvature. For Kähler-Einstein surfaces with positive Einstein constant $\mathfrak{c}>0$, this bound reduces to $Λ_1 \geq 2\mathfrak{c}$. We then explore the equality case, computing the exact dimension of the corresponding first eigenspace in terms of the area, genus, and the dimension of a space of holomorphic sections. This analysis shows that the equality is achieved for all curves of genus $g \leq 1$.
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spellingShingle On the first eigenvalue of the area Jacobi operator for complex curves in Kähler surfaces
Xie, Zhenxiao
Differential Geometry
53A10 53C55 58J50
In this paper, we investigate the first eigenvalue $Λ_1$ of the area Jacobi operator for complex curves in Kähler surfaces, establishing an extrinsic counterpart to the classical Lichnerowicz theorem for the Laplace-Beltrami operator. By analyzing the second variation of a conformally invariant Willmore-type functional, we derive the lower bound $Λ_1 \geq 2\,\mathfrak{Ric}$, where $\mathfrak{Ric}$ denotes the infimum of the ambient Ricci curvature. For Kähler-Einstein surfaces with positive Einstein constant $\mathfrak{c}>0$, this bound reduces to $Λ_1 \geq 2\mathfrak{c}$. We then explore the equality case, computing the exact dimension of the corresponding first eigenspace in terms of the area, genus, and the dimension of a space of holomorphic sections. This analysis shows that the equality is achieved for all curves of genus $g \leq 1$.
title On the first eigenvalue of the area Jacobi operator for complex curves in Kähler surfaces
topic Differential Geometry
53A10 53C55 58J50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22744