Xia–Wang reciprocal Neumann eigenvalue conjecture for non-Euclidean space forms

Let MκnM^n_\kappa be the simply connected nn-dimensional Riemannian manifold of constant sectional curvature κ{1,1}\kappa\in\{-1,1\}, and let ΩMκn\Omega\subset M^n_\kappa be a bounded connected domain with smooth boundary. Assume that, when κ=1\kappa=1, Ω\Omega is contained in an open hemisphere. Let BΩMκnB_\Omega\subset M^n_\kappa be a geodesic ball with BΩ=Ω|B_\Omega|=|\Omega|, and let μj(Ω)\mu_j(\Omega) denote the positive Neumann eigenvalues of Ω\Omega. Xia–Wang conjecture.

j=1n1μj(Ω)nμ1(BΩ).\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{1}{\mu_j(\Omega)}\geq\frac{n}{\mu_1(B_\Omega)}.

Equality holds if and only if Ω\Omega is isometric to BΩB_\Omega. The conjecture extends the sharp reciprocal-sum problem from Euclidean domains to hyperbolic space and to spherical domains contained in an open hemisphere; the abstract states that the paper proves it, so its database status is solved.

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Jiangcheng You and Heng Zhang, “Reciprocal sums of Neumann eigenvalues in non-Euclidean space forms”, arXiv:2606.27848 (2026).

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