The Zero-in-the-Spectrum Question

1996/04/22 by John Lott, Lott, John
Mathematics · #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows #Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.dg-ga/9604005

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Abstract

This is an expository article on the question of whether zero lies in the spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator acting on differential forms on a manifold.

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