Random walks on simplicial complexes and the normalized Hodge 1-Laplacian

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DOI10.1137/18M1201019zbMATH Open1441.05205arXiv1807.05044OpenAlexW3099736351MaRDI QIDQ5113166FDOQ5113166

Michael T. Schaub, Ali Jadbabaie, Austin R. Benson, Gabor Lippner, Paul Horn

Publication date: 3 June 2020

Published in: SIAM Review (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Focusing on coupling between edges, we generalize the relationship between the normalized graph Laplacian and random walks on graphs by devising an appropriate normalization for the Hodge Laplacian -- the generalization of the graph Laplacian for simplicial complexes -- and relate this to a random walk on edges. Importantly, these random walks are intimately connected to the topology of the simplicial complex, just as random walks on graphs are related to the topology of the graph. This serves as a foundational step towards incorporating Laplacian-based analytics for higher-order interactions. We demonstrate how to use these dynamics for data analytics that extract information about the edge-space of a simplicial complex that complements and extends graph-based analysis. Specifically, we use our normalized Hodge Laplacian to derive spectral embeddings for examining trajectory data of ocean drifters near Madagascar and also develop a generalization of personalized PageRank for the edge-space of simplicial complexes to analyze a book co-purchasing dataset.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.05044




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