Spectral-gap conjecture for compact hyperbolic spin orbifolds

Let XX be a hyperbolic orbifold, and let λ1(0)(X)\lambda^{(0)}_1(X) denote the first non-zero eigenvalue of its Laplacian. Let EspinR>0E_{\mathtt{spin}}\subset\mathbb{R}_{>0} be the set of these eigenvalues as XX ranges over all compact hyperbolic spin orbifolds. For an orbifold of signature [0;k1,k2,k3][0;k_1,k_2,k_3], write λ1[k1,k2,k3]\lambda_1^{[k_1,k_2,k_3]} for λ1(0)([0;k1,k2,k3])\lambda^{(0)}_1([0;k_1,k_2,k_3]). Spectral-gap conjecture. The set EspinE_{\mathtt{spin}} is

(0,λ1[3,3,9]]{λ1[3,3,5],λ1[3,5,5],λ1[3,3,7]}.\left(0,\lambda_1^{[3,3,9]}\right]\cup\left\{\lambda_1^{[3,3,5]},\lambda_1^{[3,5,5]},\lambda_1^{[3,3,7]}\right\}.

The conjecture gives a proposed complete description of the possible first non-zero Laplacian eigenvalues for compact hyperbolic spin orbifolds, based on numerical data computed using the STF; its resolution is not indicated in the supplied text.

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Elliott Gesteau, Sridip Pal, David Simmons-Duffin and Yixin Xu, “Bounds on spectral gaps of Hyperbolic spin surfaces”, arXiv:2311.13330 (2023).

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