Inverse spectral results for non-abelian group actions

Abstract

In this paper we will extend to non-abelian groups inverse spectral results, proved by us in an earlier paper, for compact abelian groups, i.e. tori. More precisely, Let $\mathsf G$ be a compact Lie group acting isometrically on a compact Riemannian manifold $X$. We will show that for the Schr\"odinger operator $-\hbar^2 \Delta+V$ with $V \in C^\infty(X)^{\mathsf G}$, the potential function $V$ is, in some interesting examples, determined by the $\mathsf G$-equivariant spectrum. The key ingredient in this proof is a generalized Legendrian relation between the Lagrangian manifolds $\mathrm{Graph}(dV)$ and $\mathrm{Graph}(dF)$, where $F$ is a spectral invariant defined on an open subset of the positive Weyl chamber.