Abstract
We prove the existence of extremal domains with small prescribed volume for the first eigenvalue of Laplace-Beltrami operator in some Rie- mannian manifold. These domains are close to geodesic spheres of small radius centered at a nondegenerate critical point of the scalar curvature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 515-542 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Annales de l'Institut Fourier |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Extremal domain
- First eigenvalue
- Geodesic sphere
- Laplace-beltrami operator
- Scalar curvature