Inverse spectral problems on a closed manifold

Abstract: In this paper we consider two inverse problems on a closed connected Riemannian manifold

(M, g)

. The first one is a direct analog of the Gel'fand inverse boundary spectral problem. To formulate it, assume that

M

is divided by a hypersurface

S i g m a

into two components and we know the eigenvalues

l a m b d a_{j}

of the Laplace operator on

(M, g)

and also the Cauchy data, on

S i g m a

, of the corresponding eigenfunctions

p h i_{j}

, i.e.

p h i_{j} |_{S i g m a}, p a r t i a l_{u} p h i_{j} |_{S i g m a}

, where

u

is the normal to

S i g m a

. We prove that these data determine

(M, g)

uniquely, i.e. up to an isometry. In the second problem we are given much less data, namely,

l a m b d a_{j}

and

p h i_{j} |_{S i g m a}

only. However, if

S i g m a

consists of at least two components,

S i g m a_{1}, S i g m a_{2}

, we are still able to determine

(M, g)

assuming some conditions on

M

and

S i g m a

. These conditions are formulated in terms of the spectra of the manifolds with boundary obtained by cutting

M

along

S i g m a_{i}

,

i = 1, 2

, and are of a generic nature. We consider also some other inverse problems on

M

related to the above with data which is easier to obtain from measurements than the spectral data described.

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