Chapter 2 Eigenvalue comparison theorems 2.1 Basic notions and the geometry of spherically symmetric manifolds 2.2 A generalized eigenvalue comparison theorem for manifolds with radial Ricci curvature bounded from below 2.3 A generalized eigenvalue comparison theorem for manifolds with radial sectional curvature bounded from above 2.4 Properties of the model manifolds 2.5 Examples 2.6 A criterion for the existence of the model spaces 2.7 Estimates for the heat kernel 2.8 A Cheng-type isoperimetric inequality for the p-Laplace operator and a spectral result for the model spaces 2.9 Proof of Theorem 2.3 4 2.1 0Estimates for the first eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian
Chapter 3 Estimates for lower eigenvalues 3.1 Reilly-type inequalities for the first nonzero closed eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian 3.2 Isoperimetric bounds for the first eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian 3.3 Isoperimetric bounds for the first eigenvalue of the Paneitz operators 3.4 Lower bounds for the first eigenvalue of four kinds of eigenvalue problems of the bi-drifting Laplacian
Chapter 4 Universal Inequalities 4.1 Universal inequalities of the clamped plate problem of the drifting Laplacian 4.1.1 Recent developments for universal inequalities of the clamped plate problem 4.1.2 The clamped plate problem of the drifting Laplacian 4.1.3 Universal inequalities for the clamped plate problem of the drifting Laplacian 4.1.4 Universal inequalities on the Gaussian shrinking soliton 4.2 Universal inequalities for the buckling problem of the drifting Laplacian 4.2.1 Recent developments for universal inequalities of the buckling problem 4.2.2 The buckling problem of the drifting Laplacian 4.2.3 A general inequality on the Ricci solitons 4.2.4 Universal inequalities in a bounded domain on Ricci solitons 4.3 Further study 4.3.1 Some interesting conjectures 4.3.2 Some Problems
Chapter 5 Open problems 5.1 Spectral problem concerning quantum strips and quantum layers 5.2 Connection between curvature flows and eigenvalue problem 5.3 Eigenvalue problem in Finsler geometry Appendix A Warped products Bibliography