The Lichnerowicz-Obata theorem on sub-Riemannian manifolds with transverse symmetries

DOI10.1007/S12220-014-9542-XzbMATH Open1336.53043arXiv1403.2453OpenAlexW2023945350WikidataQ115376837 ScholiaQ115376837MaRDI QIDQ254246FDOQ254246

Authors: Fabrice Baudoin, Bumsik Kim 

Publication date: 8 March 2016

Published in: The Journal of Geometric Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove a lower bound for the first eigenvalue of the sub-Laplacian on sub-Riemannian manifolds with transverse symmetries. When the manifold is of H-type, we obtain a corresponding rigidity result: If the optimal lower bound for the first eigenvalue is reached, then the manifold is equivalent to a 1 or a 3-Sasakian sphere.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.2453

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zbMATH Keywords

Lichnerowicz estimateobata theoremsub-Riemannian geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sub-Riemannian geometry (53C17)

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• Sub-Laplacian eigenvalue bounds on sub-Riemannian manifolds
• Fisher information and logarithmic Sobolev inequality for matrix-valued functions
• The Obata first eigenvalue theorem on a seven-dimensional quaternionic contact manifold

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