The local structure of nodal set of solutions of Schrödinger equation on Riemannian 3-manifolds (Q1344911)

Let \(M\) be a 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold without boundary. Denote \(\Delta\) the Laplace-Beltrami operator on \(M\) and consider the Schrödinger operator \(T= \Delta+ h\) for some \(h\in C^\infty(M)\). If \(f\) is a solution of \(Tf= 0\), denote by \({\mathcal N}= \{x\in M; f(x)= 0\}\), respectively by \(S= \{x\in {\mathcal N};\text{ grad }f(x)= 0\}\), the nodal, respectively the singular, set of \(f\). The author proves a result of geometric nature on the structure of these two sets: he shows that there exists an injective Lipschitz-continuous map from the nodal set of the solution away from a finite union of small solid cones into itself. The cones only intersect at the common vertex and the image set stays on a finite union of some 2-dimensional cones which have a common vertex. Moreover, the singular set is contained in the union of the solid cones.