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An Obata singular theorem for stratified spaces

Differential Geometry 2015-11-26 v1

Abstract

Consider a stratified space with a positive Ricci lower bound on the regular set and no cone angle larger than 2π\pi. For such stratified space we know that the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Laplacian is larger than or equal to the dimension. We prove here an Obata rigidity result when the equality is attained: the lower bound of the spectrum is attained if and only if the stratified space is isometric to a spherical suspension. Moreover, we show that the diameter is at most equal to π\pi, and it is equivalent for the diameter to be equal to π\pi and for the first non-zero eigenvalue of the Laplacian to be equal to the dimension. We finally give a consequence of these results related to the Yamabe problem. Consider an Einstein stratified space without cone angles larger than 2π\pi: if there is a metric conformal to the Einstein metric and with constant scalar curvature, then it is an Einstein metric as well. Furthermore, if its conformal factor is not a constant, then the space is isometric to a spherical suspension.

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@article{arxiv.1511.08093,
  title  = {An Obata singular theorem for stratified spaces},
  author = {Ilaria Mondello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.08093},
  year   = {2015}
}
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