In this paper, we use the Lichnerowicz Laplacian to prove new results: the sphere theorem and the integral inequality for Einstein's infinitesimal deformations, which allow us to characterize spherical space forms. Our version of the sphere theorem states that a closed connected Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$ of even dimension $n>3$ is diffeomorphic to a Euclidean sphere or a real projective space if the inequality $Ric_{\rm max}(x) < n K_{\rm min}(x) g$ is true at each point $x\in M$, where $Ric_{\rm max}(x)$ is the maximum of the Ricci curvature, and $K_{\rm min}(x)$ is the minimum of the sectional curvature of $(M, g)$ at $x$. Since this inequality implies positive sectional curvature; therefore, our result partially answers Hopf's old open question.
Lichnerowicz Laplacian differentiable sphere theorem Einstein's infinitesimal deformation spherical space form curvature operator of the second kind
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Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Cebirsel ve Diferansiyel Geometri |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 19 Eylül 2024 |
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Gönderilme Tarihi | 7 Ağustos 2024 |
Kabul Tarihi | 18 Eylül 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2024 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 2 |