Green functions for the Dirac operator under local boundary conditions and applications

DOI10.1007/S10455-010-9236-YMaRDI QIDQ532564zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Simon Raulot

Publication date 5 May 2011

Published in Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0703197

zbMATH Keywords

chiral bag conditionDirac operatorGreen functionsMIT bag conditionYamabe problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27) Spectral theory; eigenvalue problems on manifolds (58C40) Spectral problems; spectral geometry; scattering theory on manifolds (58J50)

Abstract: In this paper, we define the Green function for the Dirac operator under two local boundary conditions: the condition associated with a chirality operator (also called the chiral bag boundary condition) and the $MIT$ bag boundary condition. Then we give some applications of these constructions for each Green function. From the existence of the chiral Green function, we derive an inequality on a spin conformal invariant which, in particular, solve the Yamabe problem on manifolds with boundary in some cases. Finally, using the $MIT$ Green function, we give a simple proof of a positive mass theorem previously proved by Escobar.

Review text

The author determines the Green function for the Dirac operator on an \(n\)-dimensional Riemannian manifold, \(n\geq 3\), subject to two types of boundary conditions, namely the chiral bag condition, and the MIT bag condition. These results lead him to two applications: from the former one, an inequality on a spin conformal invariant leads -- in some cases -- to a solution of the Yamabe problem on manifolds with boundary; while the latter one yields a simple proof of the positive mass conjecture using the approach of \textit{J. F. Escobar} [J. Differ. Geom. 35, No.~1, 21--84 (1992; Zbl 0771.53017)]. Contents include: Introduction (giving a comprehensive overview of the topic); Green function for the Dirac operator under the chiral bag condition; The MIT Green function; and References (thirty items).

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