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Infimum of the normalized Laplacian eigenvalues

Let $(M^n,g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold. The spectrum of the Laplacian operator $\Delta_g = -\operatorname{div} \nabla$ consists of an increasing and diverging sequence of positive eigenvalues: ...
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Poisson equation on manifolds

Let $(\mathcal{M},g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with Levi-Civita connection $\nabla$. It is well-known that the Poisson equation $$\Delta u=f$$ does have a solution on $C^{\infty}(\mathcal{M})$ ...
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Poisson equations for tensors on compact Riemannian manifold

Let $({M},g)$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with Levi-Civita connection $\nabla$. It is well known that the Poisson equation $$\Delta f=S$$ where $\Delta:C^{\infty}({M})\to C^{\infty}({M})$ denotes ...
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When are nodal lines on a sphere geodesics?

Let $(S^2, g)$ be a Riemannian sphere and let $L := \Delta_{S^2} + q$ be a Schrödinger operator on $S^2$. Suppose that $L$ has index equal to one and that $u \in C^{\infty}(S^2)$ ($u \neq 0$) lies in ...
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Minimal normal graph

Let $(M^3,g)$ be a complete and orientable Riemannian $3$-manifold and let $\Sigma^2 \subset M$ be a compact orientable totally geodesic surface embedded in $M$. For $f \in C^{2,\alpha}(\Sigma)$ with ...
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Is this $1$-form harmonic?

Let $(M^3,g)$ be a compact, connected and oriented Riemannian $3$-manifold with boundary. For a harmonic map $u : M \to \mathbb{S}^1$ satisfying Neumann condition along $\partial M$, let $h = u^*(d \...