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Some rigidity results related to the Obata type equation

Differential Geometry 2025-02-28 v2

Abstract

Let (Ωn+1,g)(\Omega^{n+1},g) be an (n+1)(n + 1)-dimensional smooth complete connected Riemannian manifold with compact boundary Ω=Σ\partial\Omega=\Sigma and ff a smooth function on Ω\Omega which satisfies the Obata type equation 2ffg=0\nabla^2 f -fg =0 with Robin boundary condition fν=cff_{\nu} = cf, where c=cothθ>1c=\coth{\theta}>1. In this paper, we provide some rigidity results based on the warped product structure of Ω\Omega determined by the equation 2ffg=0\nabla^2 f -fg =0 and appropriate curvature assumptions. We also apply a similar method to the Obata type equation 2f+fg=0\nabla^2 f +fg =0 and get a rigidity result on the standard sphere Sn+1\mathbb{S}^{n+1}.

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@article{arxiv.2411.18508,
  title  = {Some rigidity results related to the Obata type equation},
  author = {Yiwei Liu and Yihu Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.18508},
  year   = {2025}
}