Neumann domains on graphs and manifolds

DOI10.1017/9781108615259.011zbMATH Open1473.05163arXiv1805.07612OpenAlexW2803408372MaRDI QIDQ3383258FDOQ3383258

Authors: Lior Alon, R. Band, Michael Bersudsky, Sebastian K. Egger 

Publication date: 23 September 2021

Published in: Analysis and Geometry on Graphs and Manifolds (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The nodal set of a Laplacian eigenfunction forms a partition of the underlying manifold or graph. Another natural partition is based on the gradient vector field of the eigenfunction (on a manifold) or on the extremal points of the eigenfunction (on a graph). The submanifolds (or subgraphs) of this partition are called Neumann domains. This paper reviews the subject, as appears in a few recent works and points out some open questions and conjectures. The paper concerns both manifolds and metric graphs and the exposition allows for a comparison between the results obtained for each of them.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.07612

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum graphnodal domainsLaplacian eigenfunctionMorse-Smale complexesNeumann lines

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.) (05C50) Edge subsets with special properties (factorization, matching, partitioning, covering and packing, etc.) (05C70) Quantum mechanics on special spaces: manifolds, fractals, graphs, lattices (81Q35) Low-dimensional topology of special (e.g., branched) coverings (57M12)

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