On an analogue of the Rozenblum-Lieb-Cwikel inequality for the biharmonic operator on a Riemannian manifold (Q1382757)

Let \((M,g)\) be a complete Riemannian \(d\)-manifold, \(d>4\), which has a lower bound on the Ricci curvature and on the injectivity radius. Consider the eigenvalue problem, \(\lambda (\Delta^2 u+u)=V u\) on \(M\), where \(V\) is a non-negative weight function, such that the quadratic form \(\int_M V| u| ^2 dv\) generates a compact self-adjoint operator \(B_V\) on the Sobolev space \(H^2(M)\). Let \(n(\lambda,B_V)\) be the eigenvalue distribution function, \(n(\lambda,B_V)=\sharp \{k:\lambda_k>\lambda\}\), where \(\lambda_k\) are the eigenvalues of \(B_V\), counted according to their multiplicities. The author proves the bound, \(n(\lambda,B_V)\leq c \lambda^{-d/4} \int_M V^{d/4} dv\), and a corresponding asymptotic formula as \(\lambda \to 0\).