Green functions and the Dirichlet spectrum (Q2177509)

Summary: This article has results of four types. We show that the first eigenvalue \(\lambda_1(\Omega)\) of the weighted Laplacian of a bounded domain with smooth boundary can be obtained by S. Sato's iteration scheme of the Green operator, taking the limit \(\lambda_1(\Omega)=\lim_{k\to \infty} \Vert G^k(f)\Vert_{L^2}/\Vert G^{k+1}(f)\Vert_{L^2}\) for any \(f\in L^2(\Omega, \mu), f > 0\). Then, we study the \(L^1(\Omega, \mu)\)-moment spectrum of \(\Omega\) in terms of iterates of the Green operator \(G\), extending the work of McDonald-Meyers to the weighted setting. As corollary, we obtain the first eigenvalue of a weighted bounded domain in terms of the \(L^1(\Omega, \mu)\)-moment spectrum, generalizing the work of Hurtado-Markvorsen-Palmer. Finally, we study the radial spectrum \(\sigma^{\mathrm{rad}}(B_h(o,r))\) of rotationally invariant geodesic balls \(B_h(o,r)\) of model manifolds. We prove an identity relating the radial eigenvalues of \(\sigma^{\mathrm {rad}}(B_h(o,r))\) to an isoperimetric quotient, i.e., \( \sum 1/\lambda_i^{\mathrm{rad}} = \int V(s)/S(s) ds, V(s)=\mathrm{vol}(B_h(o,s))\) and \(S(s)=\mathrm{vol}(\partial B_h(o,s))\). We then consider a proper minimal surface \(M\subset \mathbb{R}^3\) and the extrinsic ball \(\Omega=M\cap B_{\mathbb{R}^3}(o,r)\). We obtain upper and lower estimates for the series \(\sum \lambda_i^{-2}(\Omega)\) in terms of the volume \(\mathrm{vol}(\Omega)\) and the radius \(r\) of the extrinsic ball \(\Omega \).