Noncommutative Riemannian geometry on graphs

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2013.02.004zbMATH Open1278.05123arXiv1011.5898OpenAlexW2964243522WikidataQ115353190 ScholiaQ115353190MaRDI QIDQ387267FDOQ387267

Authors: Shahn Majid 

Publication date: 20 December 2013

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that arising out of noncmmutatve geometry is a natural family of {em edge Laplacians} on the edges of a graph. The family includes a canonical edge Laplacian associated to the graph, extending the usual graph Laplacian on vertices, and we find its spectrum. We show that for a connected graph its eigenvalues are strictly positive aside from one mandatory zero mode, and include all the vertex degrees. Our edge Laplacian is not the graph Laplacian on the line graph but rather it arises as the noncommutative Laplace-Beltrami operator on differential 1-forms, where we use the language of differential algebras to functorially interpret a graph as providing a `finite manifold structure' on the set of vertices. We equip any graph with a canonical `Euclidean metric' and a canonical bimodule connection, and in the case of a Cayley graph we construct a metric compatible connection for the Euclidean metric. We make use of results on bimodule connections on inner calculi on algebras, which we prove, including a general relation between zero curvature and the braid relations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.5898

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zbMATH Keywords

Cayley graphnoncommutative geometryfinite groupLaplace-BeltramiYang-Baxter

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) (05C25) Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50) Finite simple groups and their classification (20D05)

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