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The resolvent kernel for PCF self-similar fractals

Analysis of PDEs 2010-07-30 v2 Functional Analysis

Abstract

For the Laplacian Δ\Delta defined on a p.c.f. self-similar fractal, we give an explicit formula for the resolvent kernel of the Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary conditions, and also with Neumann boundary conditions. That is, we construct a symmetric function G(λ)G^{(\lambda)} which solves (λIΔ)1f(x)=G(λ)(x,y)f(y)dμ(y)(\lambda \mathbb{I} - \Delta)^{-1} f(x) = \int G^{(\lambda)}(x,y) f(y) d\mu(y). The method is similar to Kigami's construction of the Green kernel in \cite[\S3.5]{Kig01} and is expressed as a sum of scaled and "translated" copies of a certain function ψ(λ)\psi^{(\lambda)} which may be considered as a fundamental solution of the resolvent equation. Examples of the explicit resolvent kernel formula are given for the unit interval, standard Sierpinski gasket, and the level-3 Sierpinski gasket SG3SG_3.

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@article{arxiv.0811.4203,
  title  = {The resolvent kernel for PCF self-similar fractals},
  author = {Marius Ionescu and Erin P. J. Pearse and Luke G. Rogers and Huo-Jun Ruan and Robert S. Strichartz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.4203},
  year   = {2010}
}

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27 pages, 8 figures

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