The local invariant for scale structures on mapping spaces

Abstract

A scale Hilbert space is a natural generalization of a Hilbert space which considers not only a single Hilbert space but a nested sequence of subspaces. Scale structures were introduced by H. Hofer, K. Wysocki, and E. Zehnder as a new concept of smooth structures in infinite dimensions. In this paper, we prove that scale structures on mapping spaces are completely determined by the dimension of domain manifolds. We also give a complete description of the local invariant introduced by U. Frauenfelder for these spaces. Product mapping spaces and relative mapping spaces are also studied. Our approach is based on the spectral resolution of Laplace type operators together with the eigenvalue growth estimate.