Abstract
In this paper we study smooth metric measure spaces with boundary via the Bakry–Émery curvature and the weighted mean curvature of the boundary. We establish the weighted Laplacian comparison theorems and the upper bound estimates of the distance from any point of the manifold to its boundary. As applications, we derive lower bound estimates for the first Dirichlet eigenvalue.
Communicated by: F. Duzaar
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