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Spectral structure of infinite size squared distances matrices

Metric Geometry 2025-09-23 v3

Abstract

Let a finite set of points {ξ1,...,ξk}\{\xi_1,...,\xi_k\} be chosen in a metric space (X,d)(X,d), and let the squared distance matrix D=(D(ξi,ξj)2)i,j=1k\mathfrak{D}=(\mathfrak{D}(\xi_i,\xi_j)^2)_{i,j=1}^{k} be constructed from them. We propose a geometric approach to studying the spectral properties of squared distance matrices of infinite size, constructed from a countable set of points {ξk}kZ\{\xi_k\}_{k\in \mathbb{Z}} on Riemannian manifold (M,g)(M,g). We move from the discrete problem to a continuous one using walk matrices. We describe the structure of the spectrum and study the properties of spectral flows.

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@article{arxiv.2509.10773,
  title  = {Spectral structure of infinite size squared distances matrices},
  author = {Alexander Plakhotnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10773},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages; comments welcome

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