Li-Yau multipLier set and optimal Li-Yau gradient estimate on hyperboLic spaces (Q2073778)

This paper is motivated by finding sharp Li-Yau-type gradient estimate for positive solution of heat equations on complete Riemannian manifolds with negative Ricci curvature lower bound. To reach this aim, the authors first introduce the notion of Li-Yau multiplier set and show that it can be computed by heat kernel of the manifold, then, an optimal Li-Yau-type gradient estimate is obtained on hyperbolic spaces by using recurrence relations of heat kernels on hyperbolic spaces. Lastly, as an application of the previous results, a sharp and interesting Harnack inequalities on hyperbolic spaces is shown.