Isoparametric foliation and Yau conjecture on the first eigenvalue. II. (Q2512374)

This paper is a continuation of the authors' former paper [\textit{Z. Tang} and \textit{W. Yan}, J. Differ. Geom. 94, No. 3, 521--540 (2013; Zbl 1277.53058)]. The main results are the following. {Theorem 1.1} Let \(M^{12}\) be a closed minimal isoparametric hypersurface in \(S^{13}(1)\) with \(g=6\) and \((m_1,m_2)=(2,2)\). Then \[ \lambda_1(M^{12})=12 \] with multiplicity \(14\). Furthermore, we have the inequality \[ \lambda_{k}(M^{12})>\frac 37\lambda_k(S^{13}(1)), \quad k=1,2,\cdots. \] {Theorem 1.2} For the focal submanifold \(M_1\) of \textit{OT-FKM} type in \(S^5(1)\) with \((m_1,m_2)=(1,1)\), \[ \lambda_1(M_1)=\dim M_1=3 \] with multiplicity \(6\); for the focal submanifold \(M_1\) of \textit{OT-FKM} type in \(S^{15}(1)\) with \((m_1,m_2)=(4,3)\), \[ \lambda_1(M_1)=\dim M_1=10 \] with multiplicity \(16\). These are the partial answers for the only four unsettled cases of first eigenvalues of the focal submanifolds \(M_1\) in the isoparametric foliation of \textit{OT-FKM} type (\(g=4\)). {Theorem 1.3} For the focal submanifolds \(M_1\) of an isoparametric foliation with \(g=6\), we have (i) When \((m_1,m_2)=(1,1)\), the first eigenvalues of the focal submanifolds \(M_1\) and \(M_2\) in \(S^7(1)\) satisfy \[ 3\leq\lambda_1(M_1),\quad \lambda_1(M_2)\leq\dim M_1=\dim M_2=5. \] (ii) When \((m_1,m_2)=(2,2)\), the \(k\)-th eigenvalues of the focal submanifolds \(M_1\) and \(M_2\) in \(S^{13}(1)\) satisfy \[ \lambda_{k}(S^{13}(1))\leq\left(3+\frac{99\sqrt{3}}{40\pi}\right)\cdot\lambda_k(M_1), \quad\lambda_{k}(S^{13}(1))\leq\left(6-\frac{117\sqrt{3}}{20\pi}\right)\cdot\lambda_k(M_2), \] for \(k=1,2,\cdots\). In particular, \[ \lambda_1(M_2)=\dim M_2=10 \] with multiplicity \(14\). Notice that \(M_1\) and \(M_2\) are not congruent in \(S^{13}(1)\), the problem of determining \(\lambda_1(M_1)\) is still open.