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Upper bounds for the second nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplacian via folding and conformal volume

Spectral Theory 2025-01-16 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We prove an upper bound for the volume-normalized second nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplace operator on closed Riemannian manifold, in terms of the conformal volume. This bound provides effective upper bound for a large class of manifolds, thereby generalizing many known results.

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@article{arxiv.2501.08761,
  title  = {Upper bounds for the second nonzero eigenvalue of the Laplacian via folding and conformal volume},
  author = {Mehdi Eddaoudi and Alexandre Girouard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.08761},
  year   = {2025}
}