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On integrals of eigenfunctions over geodesics

Analysis of PDEs 2013-04-16 v3 Differential Geometry

Abstract

If (M,g)(M,g) is a compact Riemannian surface then the integrals of L2(M)L^2(M)-normalized eigenfunctions eje_j over geodesic segments of fixed length are uniformly bounded. Also, if (M,g)(M,g) has negative curvature and γ(t)\gamma(t) is a geodesic parameterized by arc length, the measures ej(γ(t))dte_j(\gamma(t))\, dt on R\R tend to zero in the sense of distributions as the eigenvalue \laj\la_j\to \infty, and so integrals of eigenfunctions over periodic geodesics tend to zero as \laj\la_j\to \infty. The assumption of negative curvature is necessary for the latter result.

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@article{arxiv.1302.5597,
  title  = {On integrals of eigenfunctions over geodesics},
  author = {Xuehua Chen and Christopher D. Sogge},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.5597},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages. Final version. To appear in Proceedings of the American Math. Soc

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