An Obata singular theorem for stratified spaces
Abstract
Consider a stratified space with a positive Ricci lower bound on the regular set and no cone angle larger than 2. For such stratified space we know that the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Laplacian is larger than or equal to the dimension. We prove here an Obata rigidity result when the equality is attained: the lower bound of the spectrum is attained if and only if the stratified space is isometric to a spherical suspension. Moreover, we show that the diameter is at most equal to , and it is equivalent for the diameter to be equal to and for the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Laplacian to be equal to the dimension. We finally give a consequence of these results related to the Yamabe problem. Consider an Einstein stratified space without cone angles larger than 2: if there is a metric conformal to the Einstein metric and with constant scalar curvature, then it is an Einstein metric as well. Furthermore, if its conformal factor is not a constant, then the space is isometric to a spherical suspension.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1511.08093,
title = {An Obata singular theorem for stratified spaces},
author = {Ilaria Mondello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.08093},
year = {2015}
}