Let $d \ge 2$ be an integer and let $X=\mathcal S_{d-1}$ the unit-sphere in $\mathbb R^d$. Let $\tau_d$ be the uniform distribution on $X$. Define a function $K:X \times X \to \mathbb R$ by $K(x,y) := e^{-c\|x-y\|}$, for some scale parameter $c>0$.

Consider the *kernel integral operator* $T_K:L^2(X,\tau_d) \to L^2(X,\tau_d)$ defined by 

$$
T_Kf:X \to \mathbb R,\,T_K f(x) = \int_X K(x,x')f(x')d\tau_d(x').
$$

This is a compact positive operator has a countable spectrum / eigenvalues $\lambda_1 \ge \lambda_2 \ge \ldots $ with $\lambda_n \ge 0$ for all $n$.

>**Question.** Is there an exact analytic formula for the $\lambda_n$'s (as a function of 
$c$, $d$, and $n$) ? Same question for the trace of $T_K$, namely the sum $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \lambda_n$ (as a function of $c$ and $d$).