Hodge Laplacian

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The Hodge Laplacian is a differential operator on differential forms of a Riemannian manifold that combines the exterior derivative and its adjoint to study harmonic forms and de Rham cohomology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf differential operator ⓘ
elliptic differential operator ⓘ
geometric operator ⓘ
actsOn differential forms ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hodge–de Rham Laplacian ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian

Laplace–de Rham operator ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
associatedWith Hodge heat equation ⓘ
Hodge–de Rham complex ⓘ
bundleVersionActsOn exterior algebra bundle of cotangent bundle ⓘ
characterizes harmonic forms ⓘ
codifferentialDefinedAs δ = (−1)^{n(k+1)+1} * d * on k-forms in dimension n ⓘ
commutesWith pullback by isometries ⓘ
definedOn Riemannian manifold ⓘ
definition Δ = d δ + δ d ⓘ
dependsOn Hodge star operator ⓘ
Riemannian metric ⓘ
domain space of smooth differential forms ⓘ
eigenformsCalled Laplacian eigenforms ⓘ
field Hodge theory ⓘ
Riemannian geometry ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ
global analysis ⓘ
generalizes Laplace–Beltrami operator ⓘ
linked to: Laplace operator
historicallyNamedAfter W. V. D. Hodge ⓘ
isElliptic true ⓘ
isInvariantUnder Riemannian isometries ⓘ
isNonNegative true ⓘ
isSelfAdjoint true ⓘ
kernelConsistsOf harmonic forms ⓘ
linearity linear operator ⓘ
localExpressionDependsOn Levi-Civita connection ⓘ
order 2 ⓘ
property kernel on k-forms is isomorphic to k-th de Rham cohomology group on compact manifolds ⓘ
reducesTo Laplace–Beltrami operator on functions ⓘ
linked to: Laplace operator
relatedTheory Hodge decomposition ⓘ
Hodge theorem ⓘ
linked to: Hodge theory

de Rham cohomology ⓘ
requires orientation to define codifferential via Hodge star ⓘ
spectrum discrete on compact manifolds ⓘ
symbol Δ ⓘ
type second-order linear elliptic operator on vector bundles ⓘ
usedFor Hodge decomposition of differential forms ⓘ
index theory ⓘ
spectral geometry ⓘ
study of heat kernel on forms ⓘ
study of topology via analysis ⓘ
usesOperator codifferential ⓘ
exterior derivative ⓘ

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Laplace operator → generalization → Hodge Laplacian ⓘ
Dirac operator → squareRelatesTo → Laplace–Beltrami operator ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Dirac operator → squareRelatesTo → Bochner Laplacian ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Kähler identities → involves → Dolbeault Laplacian ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Kähler identities → involves → Hodge Laplacian ⓘ
Hodge decomposition → usesConcept → Laplace–Beltrami operator ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Hodge Laplacian → alsoKnownAs → Hodge–de Rham Laplacian ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Hodge Laplacian → alsoKnownAs → Laplace–de Rham operator ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian
Hodge star operator → relatedTo → Laplace–de Rham operator ⓘ
linked to: Hodge Laplacian