Some nonlinear function theoretic properties of Riemannian manifolds (Q877796)

The authors of this paper showed recently that a manifold \(M\) is parabolic (resp. stochastically complete) if and only if for every function \(u\) which is in \(C^2(M)\) and which is bounded above and for every \(\eta>0\), we have \[ \inf_{\{u>\sup u-\eta)} \Delta u <0 \text{ (resp. } \leq 0). \] [cf. \textit{S. Pigola, M. Rigoli} and \textit{A. G. Setti}, Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 131, 1283--1288 (2003; Zbl 1015.58007) and Mem. Am. Math. Soc. 822 (2005; Zbl 1075.58017)]. In the paper under review, the authors prove appropriate versions of these results for a general class of operators, including the \(p\)-Laplacian and the nonlinear singular operators in non-diagonal form that have been studied by J. Serrin and others.