On the multiplicity of eigenvalues of conformally covariant operators

Abstract: Let

(M, g)

be a compact Riemannian manifold and

P_{g}

an elliptic, formally self-adjoint, conformally covariant operator of order

m

acting on smooth sections of a bundle over

M

. We prove that if

P_{g}

has no rigid eigenspaces (see Definition 2.2), the set of functions

f i n C^{i} n f t y (M, R)

for which

P_{e^{f} g}

has only simple non-zero eigenvalues is a residual set in

C^{i} n f t y (M, R)

. As a consequence we prove that if

P_{g}

has no rigid eigenspaces for a dense set of metrics, then all non-zero eigenvalues are simple for a residual set of metrics in the

C^{m}

-topology. We also prove that the eigenvalues of

P_{g}

depend continuously on

g

in the

C^{m}

-topology, provided

P_{g}

is strongly elliptic. As an application of our work, we show that if

P_{g}

acts on

C^{i} n f t y (M)

(e.g. GJMS operators), its non-zero eigenvalues are generically simple.

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