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2. Spectral problems


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      Problem 2.1.

      [S. Fu] Let $L=\partial_b + f\bar\partial_b$ on the standard CR three-sphere. Does $L$ have closed range if and only if the Paneitz operator is nonnegative?
        1. Remark. If the CR Yamabe constant is positive, it is known that $L$ has closed range if the Paneitz operator is nonnegative.
            • Remark. More ambitiously, one would like to know if the spectrum of the Kohn Laplacian determines the CR mass.


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                  Problem 2.2.

                  [J. D’Angelo and S. Fu] Consider the domains

                  \[ \Omega_k = \left\{ (z,w) \in \mathbb{C}^{n+1} \colon \mathrm{Im}(w) < \lvert z\rvert^{2k} \right\} \]

                  and

                  \[ U_k = \left\{ (z,w) \in \mathbb{C}^{n+1} \colon \mathrm{Im}(w) < \sum_{j=1}^n \lvert z\rvert^{2k} \right\} . \]

                  (a) Can one compute the spectrum of the Kohn Laplacian on $(0,1)$-forms in either case?

                  (b) Can one distinguish $\Omega_k$ from $U_k$ using the spectrum?

                      Cite this as: AimPL: Analysis and geometry on pseudohermitian manifolds, available at http://aimpl.org/pshermitian.