 Spectral geometry (source code)

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= Spectral geometry
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<Spectral geometry> studies which properties of a <Riemannian manifold> can be recovered from the <spectrum> of geometric <differential operators>, especially the <Laplace-Beltrami operator>. Explicit <spherical harmonics>, <Fourier series> on a <flat torus>, and <isospectral manifolds> illustrate three different aspects of the problem.

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