Fourier transform of vector-valued graph signals
Abstract
Classical Graph Signal Processing (GSP) provides a robust framework for analyzing signals on irregular domains, utilizing the graph Fourier transform as a cornerstone for spectral analysis and filtering. However, as data structures grow in complexity, there is an increasing need to handle multi-dimensional information. In this paper, we propose a generalization of the GSP framework by introducing vector-valued graph signals which take values in arbitrary Banach spaces. We define and investigate the fundamental operators of vertex-frequency analysis within this broader setting, including the Fourier transform, convolution, and translation operators. A key contribution of this work is the derivation of operator norm estimates and the establishment of graph-theoretic versions of classical uncertainty principles. We demonstrate how these results depend on the choice of the orthonormal basis and on the underlying norms. By modeling multiple scalar signals as a single vector-valued entity, this framework facilitates the study of inter-signal correlations, providing a flexible and mathematically grounded environment for analyzing multivariate time-series and time-varying signals on complex networks.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2505.22325,
title = {Fourier transform of vector-valued graph signals},
author = {Antonio Caputo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.22325},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
38 pages. Revised version including new sharper estimates for the operator norms of the graph Fourier transform and additional theorems about the translation operator. Clarified several proofs and updated references