Eigenvalues and suspension structure of compact Riemannian orbifolds with positive Ricci curvature (Q1303874)

From MaRDI portal
Revision as of 03:09, 10 February 2024 by RedirectionBot (talk | contribs) (‎Changed an Item)
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Eigenvalues and suspension structure of compact Riemannian orbifolds with positive Ricci curvature
scientific article

    Statements

    Eigenvalues and suspension structure of compact Riemannian orbifolds with positive Ricci curvature (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    9 April 2000
    0 references
    Let \(M\) be a compact \(n\) dimensional Riemannian orbifold. Assume that the Ricci curvature satisfies the bound Ric\(_M\geq n-1\). Assume the fixed point set of the local groups of the orbifold have codimension at least 2 so the singular set \(S_M\) is of codimension at least \(2\). Let \(\Delta\) be the Friedrichs extension of the Laplacian on \(C_0^\infty(M-S_M)\); this has a discrete spectrum given by \(0=\lambda_0<\lambda_1\leq\dots\uparrow\infty\). If \(M\) is smooth, then the Lichnerowicz-Obata theorem [\textit{A. Lichnérowicz}, `Géométrie des groupes de transformations' (1958; Zbl 0096.16001) and \textit{M. Obata}, J. Math. Soc. Japan 14, 333-340 (1962; Zbl 0115.39302)] shows that \(\lambda_1=n\) if and only if \(M\) is isometric to the sphere \(S^n\) with the standard metric. The author generalizes this result showing that the \(k\)th non-zero eigenvalue characterizes the \(k\)-times suspension structure of an orbifold: Theorem 1.1. Let \(M\) be as above. Then \(\lambda_1\geq n\). Furthermore one has that \(\lambda_k=n\) for \(1\leq k\leq n\) if and only if \(M\) is isometric to the \(k\) times spherical suspension of \(S^{n-k}/\Gamma\) where \(\Gamma\subset O(n-k)\) is a finite group acting isometrically on the sphere \(S^{n-k}\) with codimension 2 fixed point set.
    0 references
    Lichnerowicz-Obata theorem
    0 references
    Friedrichs extension of the Laplacian
    0 references
    Alexandrov space
    0 references
    orbifold
    0 references
    positive Ricci curvature
    0 references
    eigenvalue of the Laplacian
    0 references

    Identifiers