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The first eigenvalue of Dirac and Laplace operators on surfaces

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let (M,g,σ)(M,g,\sigma) be a compact Riemmannian surface equipped with a spin structure σ\sigma. For any metric g~\tilde{g} on MM, we denote by μ_1(g~)\mu\_1(\tilde{g}) (resp. λ_1(g~)\lambda\_1(\tilde{g})) the first positive eigenvalue of the Laplacian (resp. the Dirac operator) with respect to the metric g~\tilde{g}. In this paper, we show that infλ_1(g~)2μ_1(g~)1/2.\inf \frac{\lambda\_1(\tilde{g})^2}{\mu\_1(\tilde{g})} \leqslant {1/2}. where the infimum is taken over the metrics g~\tilde{g} conformal to gg. This answer a question asked by Agricola, Ammann and Friedrich

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@article{arxiv.math/0609493,
  title  = {The first eigenvalue of Dirac and Laplace operators on surfaces},
  author = {Jean-Francois Grosjean and Emmanuel Humbert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0609493},
  year   = {2007}
}
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