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Hessian of the Zeta Function for the Laplacian on Forms

  • Kate Okikiolu and Caitlin Wang
Published/Copyright: July 27, 2005
Forum Mathematicum
From the journal Volume 17 Issue 1

Abstract

Let M be a compact closed n-dimensional manifold. Given a Riemannian metric on M, we consider the zeta functions Z(s) for the de Rham Laplacian and the Bochner Laplacian on p-forms. The hessian of Z(s) with respect to variations of the metric is given by a pseudodi erential operator Ts. When the real part of s is less than n/2−1 we compute the principal symbol of Ts. This can be used to determine whether a general critical metric for (d/ds)kZ(s) has finite index, or whether it is an essential saddle point.

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Published Online: 2005-07-27
Published in Print: 2005-01-01

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