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Li-Yau inequality under $CD(0,n)$ on graphs

Differential Geometry 2019-09-24 v1

Abstract

We introduce a modified non-linear heat equation tu=Δu+Γu\partial_t u = \Delta u + \Gamma u as a substitute of logPtf\log P_t f where PtP_t is the heat semigroup. We prove an exponential decay of Γu\Gamma u under the Bakry Emery curvature condition CD(K,)CD(K,\infty) and prove the Li-Yau inequality Δutn2t-\Delta u_t \leq \frac{n}{2t} under the Bakry Emery curvature condition CD(0,n)CD(0,n). From this, we deduce the volume doubling property which solves a major open problem in discrete Ricci curvature. As an application, we show that there exist no expander graphs satisfying CD(0,n)CD(0,n).

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@article{arxiv.1909.10242,
  title  = {Li-Yau inequality under $CD(0,n)$ on graphs},
  author = {Florentin Münch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.10242},
  year   = {2019}
}
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