Trace and Observability Inequalities for Laplace Eigenfunctions on the Torus
Abstract
We investigate trace and observability inequalities for Laplace eigenfunctions on the d-dimensional torus, with respect to arbitrary Borel measures . Specifically, we characterize the measures for which the inequalities hold uniformly for all eigenfunctions of the Laplacian. Sufficient conditions are derived based on the integrability and regularity of , while necessary conditions are formulated in terms of the dimension of the support of the measure. These results generalize classical theorems of Zygmund and Bourgain--Rudnick to higher dimensions. Applications include results in the spirit of Cantor--Lebesgue theorems, constraints on quantum limits, and control theory for the Schr\"odinger equation. Our approach combines several tools: the cluster structure of lattice points on spheres; decoupling estimates; and the construction of eigenfunctions exhibiting strong concentration or vanishing behavior, tailored respectively to the trace and observability inequalities.
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@article{arxiv.2507.16599,
title = {Trace and Observability Inequalities for Laplace Eigenfunctions on the Torus},
author = {Nicolas Burq and Pierre Germain and Massimo Sorella and Hui Zhu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.16599},
year = {2025}
}
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22 pages