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Maximization of the second conformal eigenvalue of spheres

Spectral Theory 2012-06-04 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We establish in this paper an upper bound on the second eigenvalue of n-dimensional spheres in the conformal class of the round sphere. This upper bound holds in all dimensions and is asymptotically sharp as the dimension increases.

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@article{arxiv.1206.0229,
  title  = {Maximization of the second conformal eigenvalue of spheres},
  author = {Romain Petrides},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.0229},
  year   = {2012}
}