A new result on the pinching of the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian and the Dirichlet diameter conjecture (Q1313325)
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A new result on the pinching of the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian and the Dirichlet diameter conjecture (English)
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13 March 1994
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We prove that a Riemannian \(n\)-manifold with Ricci curvature \(\geq(n-1)\) and sectional curvature bounded from above, is a sphere provided the first eigenvalue of its Laplacian (resp. its diameter) is sufficiently close to \(n\) (resp. to \(\pi\)).
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pinching condition
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Ricci curvature
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sectional curvature
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first eigenvalue
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Laplacian
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diameter
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