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Summary
The study numerically constructs the spectrum of the Laplacian on Page's inhomogeneous Einstein metric on CP2#CP2, reducing the problem to a singular Sturm-Liouville problem in one dimension.
Highlights
- The Page metric is conformally Kähler and has an isometry group SU(2)×U(1) acting on M with three-dimensional principal orbits.
- The eigenvalue problem for the Laplacian reduces to a singular Sturm-Liouville problem in one dimension.
- The authors use a pseudospectral method to obtain the spectrum and eigenfunctions of the Laplacian.
- The numerical results exhibit rapid convergence, typically exponential, for the eigenvalues of the Laplacian.
- The authors also consider the analogous spectral problem for symmetric rank-2 tensor fields.
- The method relies on both the isometries of the Page metric and pseudospectral methods to numerically solve the resulting ODEs.
- The authors obtain a stronger upper bound on λ and recover Young's result with improved precision.
Key Insights
- The Page metric's isometry group SU(2)×U(1) plays a crucial role in reducing the eigenvalue problem to a singular Sturm-Liouville problem in one dimension.
- The pseudospectral method used in the study allows for rapid convergence of the eigenvalues, enabling the authors to obtain highly accurate results.
- The study's results have implications for understanding the stability of gravitational instantons and the behavior of fields on these manifolds.
- The authors' use of separation of variables and the charged Laplacian on S2 simplifies the problem and enables the application of pseudospectral methods.
- The study's findings on the spectrum of the Laplacian and Lichnerowicz operator provide valuable insights into the geometry and physics of the Page metric.
- The authors' comparison of their results with previous studies, such as Young's work, demonstrates the accuracy and precision of their methods.
- The study's results contribute to a deeper understanding of the properties of gravitational instantons and their role in Euclidean quantum gravity.
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Citation
Hennigar, R. A., Kunduri, H. K., Sievers, K. T. B., & Wang, Y. (2024). Spectrum of the Laplacian on the Page metric (Version 1). arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2412.19879