Two kernel vanishing theorems and an estimation theorem for the smallest eigenvalue of the Hodge — de Rham Laplacian
Abstract
In this paper, we formulate two theorems on the disappearance of the kernel of the Hodge — de Rham Laplacian and refine the estimate for its smallest eigenvalue on closed Riemannian manifolds.
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