A Cheng-type Eigenvalue-Comparison Theorem for the Hodge Laplacian

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Autori principali: Bhattacharya, Anusha, Maity, Soma
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author Bhattacharya, Anusha
Maity, Soma
author_facet Bhattacharya, Anusha
Maity, Soma
contents We consider the class of closed Riemannian $n$-manifolds with Ricci curvature and injectivity radius bounded below by uniform constants, and an upper bound on the diameter. We establish a uniform upper bound for the eigenvalues of the Hodge Laplacian acting on differential forms on Riemannian manifolds in this class, similar to the classical eigenvalue comparison theorem proved by Cheng for the Laplace-Beltrami operator acting on smooth functions. This extends earlier work of Dodziuk and Lott, which required sectional curvature bounds in addition to bounds on other geometric quantities. As an application, we obtain uniform eigenvalue estimates for the connection Laplacian acting on $1$-forms.
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spellingShingle A Cheng-type Eigenvalue-Comparison Theorem for the Hodge Laplacian
Bhattacharya, Anusha
Maity, Soma
Differential Geometry
Spectral Theory
58J50, 58C40
We consider the class of closed Riemannian $n$-manifolds with Ricci curvature and injectivity radius bounded below by uniform constants, and an upper bound on the diameter. We establish a uniform upper bound for the eigenvalues of the Hodge Laplacian acting on differential forms on Riemannian manifolds in this class, similar to the classical eigenvalue comparison theorem proved by Cheng for the Laplace-Beltrami operator acting on smooth functions. This extends earlier work of Dodziuk and Lott, which required sectional curvature bounds in addition to bounds on other geometric quantities. As an application, we obtain uniform eigenvalue estimates for the connection Laplacian acting on $1$-forms.
title A Cheng-type Eigenvalue-Comparison Theorem for the Hodge Laplacian
topic Differential Geometry
Spectral Theory
58J50, 58C40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.10633