/- Copyright (c) 2026 Michael R. Douglas. All rights reserved. Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE. # Laplacian Eigenvalues on the Circle Provides the `HasLaplacianEigenvalues` instance for `SmoothMap_Circle L ℝ`, giving eigenvalues `(2π·fourierFreq(n)/L)²` for the Laplacian `-d²/dx²` on the circle `S¹_L = ℝ/Lℤ`. ## Main results - `circleHasLaplacianEigenvalues` — eigenvalues of -Δ on S¹_L ## Mathematical background The real Fourier basis on S¹_L is indexed by ℕ via `fourierFreq`: - n = 0: constant mode, eigenvalue 0 - n = 2k-1: cos(2πkx/L), eigenvalue (2πk/L)² - n = 2k: sin(2πkx/L), eigenvalue (2πk/L)² The eigenvalue at index n is `(2π·fourierFreq(n)/L)²`. -/ import SmoothCircle.Nuclear import HeatKernel.Bilinear noncomputable section namespace GaussianField variable (L : ℝ) [hL : Fact (0 < L)] /-- **Laplacian eigenvalues on the circle S¹_L.** The eigenvalue of `-d²/dx²` for the n-th real Fourier mode is `(2π · fourierFreq(n) / L)²`. The `fourierFreq` map sends: - 0 ↦ 0 (constant mode) - 2k-1 ↦ k (cosine modes) - 2k ↦ k (sine modes) So the eigenvalue is 0 for the constant mode and `(2πk/L)²` for the k-th cosine/sine pair. -/ instance circleHasLaplacianEigenvalues : HasLaplacianEigenvalues (SmoothMap_Circle L ℝ) where eigenvalue n := (2 * Real.pi * (SmoothMap_Circle.fourierFreq n : ℝ) / L) ^ 2 eigenvalue_nonneg _ := sq_nonneg _ end GaussianField