An estimate for the average number of common zeros of Laplacian eigenfunctions

Abstract

On a compact Riemannian manifold $M$ of dimension $n$, we consider $n$ eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator $\Delta$ with eigenvalue $\lambda$. If $M$ is homogeneous under a compact Lie group preserving the metric then we prove that the average number of common zeros of $n$ eigenfunctions does not exceed $c(n){\lambda }^{n/2}\mathrm{vol}M$, the expression known from the celebrated Weyl's law. Moreover, if the isotropy representation is irreducible, then the estimate turns into equality. The constant $c(n)$ is explicitly given. The method of proof is based on the application of Crofton's formula for the sphere.

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