On the second eigenvalue of the Laplace operator penalized by curvature

Differential Geometry and its Application

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-400

  Harrell II, Evans M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Schr dinger operator; SPectral geometry; Sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030519862     PISSN: 09262245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-2245(96)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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