Lower bounds for the index of compact constant mean curvature surfaces in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) and \(\mathbb S^3\) (Q2177516)

Summary: Let \(M\) be a compact constant mean curvature surface either in \(\mathbb S^3\) or \(\mathbb{R}^3\). In this paper we prove that the stability index of \(M\) is bounded from below by a linear function of the genus. As a by-product we obtain a comparison theorem between the spectrum of the Jacobi operator of \(M\) and that of Hodge Laplacian of 1-forms on \(M\).