Logarithmic improvements in \(L^{p}\) bounds for eigenfunctions at the critical exponent in the presence of nonpositive curvature (Q2315191)

The authors establish \(L^p\)-bounds for eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator in the high frequency limit in the presence of nonpositive curvature. A special attention is given to the critical exponent \(p_c=2(d+1)/(d-1)\). The authors also prove that the \(\log \log \lambda\) gain exhibited previously can be improved to a \(\log\lambda\) gain. This is significant as the latter essentially corresponds to the largest time scale over which the frequency localized wave kernel is currently understood in the setting of nonpositive curvature, closely related to considerations involving the ``Ehrenfest time'' in quantum mechanics. The paper under review is very well written and it establishes significant logarithmic improvements on \(L^{p}\) bounds for eigenfunctions at the critical exponent on manifolds without conjugate points.