Sharp Morrey-Sobolev inequalities and eigenvalue problems on Riemannian-Finsler manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature

Abstract: Combining the sharp isoperimetric inequality established by Z. Balogh and A. Krist\'aly [Math. Ann., in press, doi:10.1007/s00208-022-02380-1] with an anisotropic symmetrization argument, we establish sharp Morrey-Sobolev inequalities on $n$-dimensional Finsler manifolds having nonnegative $n$-Ricci curvature. A byproduct of this method is a Hardy-Sobolev-type inequality in the same geometric setting. As applications, by using variational arguments, we guarantee the existence/multiplicity of solutions for certain eigenvalue problems and elliptic PDEs involving the Finsler-Laplace operator. Our results are also new in the Riemannian setting.