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On the infimium of a functional

Let $(M^n,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold. Define $$\lambda(g)=\inf\{\mathcal{F}(g,f),\;0<f\in C^{\infty}(M),\; \int_Mf^2\;d\nu=1\},$$ where $$\mathcal{F}(g,f)=\int_M\left(|\nabla f|^2+ af^2\...
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