$(\lambda,\lambda)$-eigenfunctions on compact manifolds

Abstract

In this note we study $(\lambda,\mu)$-eigenfamilies on compact Riemannian manifolds when $\lambda = \mu$. We show that any compact manifold admitting a $(\lambda,\lambda)$-eigenfunction is a mapping torus and that any $(\lambda,\lambda)$-eigenfamily is one dimensional. Additionally, we consider generalised eigenfamilies, which can have higher dimension, and relate these to harmonic Riemannian submersions to a torus.