Quantum graphs which optimize the spectral gap

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DOI10.1007/S00023-017-0601-2zbMATH Open1431.81055arXiv1608.00520OpenAlexW3106499786MaRDI QIDQ1675054FDOQ1675054

R. Band, Guillaume Lévy

Publication date: 26 October 2017

Published in: Annales Henri Poincaré (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A finite discrete graph is turned into a quantum (metric) graph once a finite length is assigned to each edge and the one-dimensional Laplacian is taken to be the operator. We study the dependence of the spectral gap (the first positive Laplacian eigenvalue) on the choice of edge lengths. In particular, starting from a certain discrete graph, we seek the quantum graph for which an optimal (either maximal or minimal) spectral gap is obtained. We fully solve the minimization problem for all graphs. We develop tools for investigating the maximization problem and solve it for some families of graphs.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.00520





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