Characterizing $S^ m$ by the spectrum of the Laplacian on $2$-forms
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Abstract:
The Euclidean sphere ${S^{2n + 1}}$ is characterized by the spectrum of the Laplacian on $2$-forms in all dimensions.References
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- © Copyright 1987 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 99 (1987), 750-756
- MSC: Primary 58G25; Secondary 53C25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1987-0877051-X
- MathSciNet review: 877051