To the reconstruction of a riemannian manifold via its spectral data (Bc–Method) (Q4030384)

Let \(\Omega\) be a smooth \(n\)-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold with the border \(\Gamma\) and \(\Delta\) be the Laplace-Beltrami operator on \(\Omega\). We denote by \(\{\lambda_ k\}^ \infty _{k = 0}\) and \(\{\phi_ k\}^ \infty_{k = 0}\) the sets of eigenvalues and (orthonormalized) eigenfunctions of \(-\Delta\) \[ -\Delta \phi_ k = \lambda_ k \phi_ k,\quad \partial_ \nu \phi_{k\mid _ \Gamma} = 0. \] The pair of sets, namely, the spectrum \(\{\lambda_ k\}^ \infty_{k = 0}\) and the traces of eigenfunctions \(\{\phi_{k\mid_ \Gamma}\}^ \infty _{k = 0}\) is called ``the spectral data'' (SD) of the manifold \(\Omega\). The paper deals with the problem of the Riemannian manifold reconstruction via its SD. We introduce a class of manifolds (class \(\mathcal N\)) determined by its SD uniquely (modulus isometry between Riemannian manifolds). All real- analytic Riemannian manifolds are known to belong to \(\mathcal N\) which is defined in terms of the boundary control theory (BCT). This definition is related to the fundamental Holmgren-John theorem. The reconstruction procedure giving an isometric copy of \(\Omega \in {\mathcal N}\) via its known SD is the main content of the paper.