Special Year 2018-19: Variational Methods in Geometry - Seminar

Variational Methods in Geometry Seminar

September 25, 2018 | 10:00am - 12:00pm

When we choose a metric on a manifold we determine the spectrum of the Laplace operator. Thus an eigenvalue may be considered as a functional on the space of metrics. For example the first eigenvalue would be the fundamental vibrational frequency...