{"paper":{"title":"Variational characterizations of the total scalar curvature and eigenvalues of the Laplacian","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"math.DG","authors_text":"Gabjin Yun, Jeongwook Chang, Seungsu Hwang","submitted_at":"2011-12-02T13:12:25Z","abstract_excerpt":"For the dual operator $s_g'^*$ of the linearization $s_g'$ of the scalar curvature function, it is well-known that if $\\ker s_g'^*\\neq 0$, then $s_g$ is a non-negative constant. In particular, if the Ricci curvature is not flat, then $ {s_g}/(n-1)$ is an eigenvalue of the Laplacian of the metric $g$. In this work, some variational characterizations were performed for the space $\\ker s_g'^*$. To accomplish this task, we introduce a fourth-order elliptic differential operator $\\mathcal A$ and a related geometric invariant $\\nu$. We prove that $\\nu$ vanishes if and only if $\\ker s_g'^* \\ne 0$, an"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1112.0455","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}