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Upper bounds of the first non-trivial eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ of the Laplace operator of a compact submanifold $M^n$ of Euclidean space $\R^{m+1}$, by means of a new technique, are obtained. Each of the upper bounds of $\lambda_1$ depends on…

We calculate an upper bound for the second nonzero eigenvalue of the scalar Laplacian, $\lambda_{2}$, for toric K\"ahler-Einstein metrics in terms of the polytope data. We give some detailed examples in complex dimensions 1, 2 and 3. We…

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In this article, we prove that for an embedded minimal hypersurface $\Sigma^{m}$ in $S^{m+1}$, the first eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ of the Laplacian operator on $\Sigma$ satisfies: $$\lambda_1> \frac{m}{2}+G(m, |A|_{\max}, |A|_{\min} ) ,$$…

In this note we prove that toric K\"ahler metrics on complex projective space which are also $U(n)$-invariant are determined by their equivariant spectrum i.e. the list of eigenvalues of the Laplacian together with weights of the torus…

We introduce a differential topological invariant for compact differentiable manifolds by counting the small eigenvalues of the Conformal Laplace operator. This invariant vanishes if and only if the manifold has a metric of positive scalar…

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