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Integrals of eigenfunctions over curves in surfaces of nonpositive curvature

Analysis of PDEs 2017-04-27 v3

Abstract

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a compact, 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold with nonpositive sectional curvature. Let Δg\Delta_g be the Laplace-Beltrami operator corresponding to the metric gg on MM, and let eλe_\lambda be L2L^2-normalized eigenfunctions of Δg\Delta_g with eigenvalue λ\lambda, i.e. Δgeλ=λ2eλ. -\Delta_g e_\lambda = \lambda^2 e_\lambda. We prove Rb(t)eλ(γ(t))dt=o(1) as λ \left| \int_{\mathbb R} b(t) e_\lambda (\gamma(t)) \, dt \right| = o(1) \quad \text{ as } \lambda \to \infty where bb is a smooth, compactly supported function on R\mathbb R and γ\gamma is a curve parametrized by arc-length whose geodesic curvature κ(γ(t))\kappa(\gamma(t)) avoids two critical curvatures k(γ(t))\mathbf k(\gamma'^\perp(t)) and k(γ(t))\mathbf k(-\gamma'^{\perp}(t)) for each tsuppbt \in \operatorname{supp} b. k(v)\mathbf k(v) denotes the curvature of a circle with center taken to infinity along the geodesic ray in direction v-v.

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@article{arxiv.1702.03552,
  title  = {Integrals of eigenfunctions over curves in surfaces of nonpositive curvature},
  author = {Emmett L. Wyman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.03552},
  year   = {2017}
}