\(p\)-harmonic functions on complete manifolds with a weighted Poincaré inequality (Q2403192)

A manifold \(M\) is said to have a weighted Poincaré inequality, if \[ \int_M \rho \varphi^2 \leq \int_M |\nabla \varphi |^2 \] holds true for a given positive function \(\rho\), called ``weighted function'', and any smooth function \(\varphi \in \mathscr{C}_0^{\infty}(M)\) with compact support in \(M\). In this paper, the authors show that if a complete noncompact Riemannian manifold has a weighted Poincaré inequality and its Ricci curvature satisfies a certain inequality, then there is no non-trivial (weakly) \(p\)-harmonic function on \(M\) with finite \(L^p\) energy. As an application of this result, they prove a property related to connectedness at infinity of submanifolds immersed in a Riemannian manifold.