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In this paper we investigate the properties of a semi-linear problem on a spin manifold involving the Dirac operator, through the construction of Rabinowitz-Floer homology groups. We give several existence results for sub-critical and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-03-21 Ali Maalaoui

We determine the spectrum of Kostant's cubic Dirac operator $D^{1/3}$ on locally symmetric Lorentzian manifolds of the form $\Gamma\backslash {\rm Osc}_1$, where ${\rm Osc}_1$ is the four-dimensional oscillator group and $\Gamma\subset {\rm…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-06 Ines Kath , Margarita Kraus

This paper deals with a certain class of second-order conformally invariant operators acting on functions taking values in particular (finite-dimensional) irreducible representations of the orthogonal group. These operators can be seen as a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-01-27 Hendrik De Bie , David Eelbode , Matthias Roels

A signature independent formalism is created and utilized to determine the general second-order symmetry operators for Dirac's equation on two-dimensional Lorentzian spin manifolds. The formalism is used to characterize the orthonormal…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-06-16 Alberto Carignano , Lorenzo Fatibene , Raymond G. McLenaghan , Giovanni Rastelli

We consider Dirac-like operators with piecewise constant mass terms on spin manifolds, and we study the behaviour of their spectra when the mass parameters become large. In several asymptotic regimes, effective operators appear: the…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-06-01 Brice Flamencourt

We introduce non-linear Dirac operators in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ associated to the $p$-harmonic equation and we extend to other contexts including spin manifolds and the sphere.

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2008-10-17 Craig A. Nolder , John Ryan

The aim of the lectures is to introduce first-year Ph.D. students and research workers to the theory of the Dirac operator, spinor techniques, and their relevance for the theory of eigenvalues in Riemannian geometry. Topics: differential…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Giampiero Esposito

An integer valued topological index of a Dirac operator is introduced for a pair of a 4n+2 dimensional open Spin^c manifold and a section of the determinant line bundle satisfying some property. We show a relation between the index and an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-22 Shin Hayashi

We prove that on a compact $n$-dimensional spin manifold admitting a non-trivial harmonic 1-form of constant length, every eigenvalue $\lambda$ of the Dirac operator satisfies the inequality $\lambda^2 \geq \frac{n-1}{4(n-2)}\inf_M Scal$.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-01-08 Andrei Moroianu , Liviu Ornea

The Dirac-Dolbeault operator for a compact K\"ahler manifold is a special case of a Dirac operator. The Green function for the Dirac Laplacian over a Riemannian manifold with boundary allows to express the values of the sections of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-07-15 Simone Farinelli

In this paper, we prove the invariance of the spectrum of the basic Dirac operator defined on a Riemannian foliation $(M,\mathcal{F})$ with respect to a change of bundle-like metric. We then establish new estimates for its eigenvalues on…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-02-26 Georges Habib , Ken Richardson

We give an index formula for a class of Dirac operators coupled with unbounded potentials. More precisely, we study operators of the form P := D+ V, where D is a Dirac operators and V is an unbounded potential at infinity on a possibly…

K-Theory and Homology · Mathematics 2011-12-30 Catarina Carvalho , Victor Nistor

This paper develops a weighted $L^2$-method for the (half) Dirac equation. For Dirac bundles over closed Riemann surfaces, we give a sufficient condition for the solvability of the (half) Dirac equation in terms of a curvature integral.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-01-20 Qingchun Ji , Ke Zhu

We show the existence of nonsymmetric homogeneous spin Riemannian manifolds whose Dirac operator is like that on a Riemannian symmetric spin space. Such manifolds are exactly the homogeneous spin Riemannian manifolds $(M,g)$ which are…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-02-10 P. M. Gadea , José C. González-Dávila , José A. Oubiña

Recently Dabrowski etc. \cite{DL} obtained the metric and Einstein functionals by two vector fields and Laplace-type operators over vector bundles, giving an interesting example of the spinor connection and square of the Dirac operator.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-05-21 Jian Wang , Yong Wang , Tong Wu

We consider Dirac operators on odd-dimensional compact spin manifolds which are twisted by a product bundle. We show that the space of connections on the twisting bundle which yield an invertible operator has infinitely many connected…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-10-28 Francesco Bei , Nils Waterstraat

This paper is a follow-up on the \emph{noncommutative differential geometry on infinitesimal spaces} [15]. In the present work, we extend the algebraic convergence from [15] to the geometric setting. On the one hand, we reformulate the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-13 Damien Tageddine , Jean-Christophe Nave

In this paper, we obtain two kinds of Kastler-Kalau-Walze type theorems for conformal perturbations of twisted Dirac operators and conformal perturbations of signature operators by a vector bundle with a non-unitary connection on…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Sining Wei , Jian Wang , Yong Wang

This thesis is concerned with the application of operadic methods, particularly modular operads, to questions arising in the study of moduli spaces of surfaces as well as applications to the study of homotopy algebras and new constructions…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2012-09-06 Christopher Braun

Discrete versions of the Laplace and Dirac operators haven been studied in the context of combinatorial models of statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. In this paper we introduce several variations of the Laplace and Dirac…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-03-08 Beata Casiday , Ivan Contreras , Thomas Meyer , Sabrina Mi , Ethan Spingarn