On the Sobolev boundedness of vector fields on compact Riemannian manifolds

Abstract

We analyze the sharpness of the Sobolev order for left-invariant vector fields on compact Riemannian manifolds. Utilizing techniques from pseudo-differential operator theory and microlocal analysis, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of eigenvalues associated with these vector fields. As an application, we demonstrate the ill-posedness of a class of Cauchy problems involving left-invariant vector fields on compact Lie groups.