One-dimensional projective structures, convex curves and the ovals of Benguria and Loss

DOI10.1007/S00220-014-2275-7zbMATH Open1319.47015arXiv1403.8000OpenAlexW3103675571MaRDI QIDQ2018311FDOQ2018311

Authors: Jacob Bernstein, Thomas Mettler 

Publication date: 14 April 2015

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Benguria and Loss have conjectured that, amongst all smooth closed curves of length $2pi$ in the plane, the lowest possible eigenvalue of the operator $L=-Delta+kapp{a}^2$ was one. They observed that this value was achieved on a two-parameter family, $mathcalO$, of geometrically distinct ovals containing the round circle and collapsing to a multiplicity-two line segment. We characterize the curves in $mathcalO$ as absolute minima of two related geometric functionals. We also discuss a connection with projective differential geometry and use it to explain the natural symmetries of all three problems.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.8000

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zbMATH Keywords

[https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/w/index.php?title=+Special%3ASearch&search=Schr%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDdinger+operator&go=Go Schr��dinger operator]Lieb-Thirring inequalityprojective symmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04) Eigenvalue problems for linear operators (47A75)

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