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We tackle the network topology inference problem by utilizing Laplacian constrained Gaussian graphical models, which recast the task as estimating a precision matrix in the form of a graph Laplacian. Recent research \cite{ying2020nonconvex}…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Jiaxi Ying , Xi Han , Rui Zhou , Xiwen Wang , Hing Cheung So

We study of the directional distribution function of nodal lines for eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on a planar domain. This quantity counts the number of points where the normal to the nodal line points in a given direction. We give upper…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-07-31 Zeev Rudnick , Igor Wigman

In this note, we study Laplacians on graphs for which connectivity within certain subgraphs tends to infinity. Our main focus are graphs sharing a common node set on which edge weights within certain clusters grow to infinity. As…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-28 Christian Koke

On a periodic planar graph whose edge weights satisfy a certain simple geometric condition, the discrete Laplacian and d-bar operators have the property that their determinants and inverses only depend on the local geometry of the graph. We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Richard Kenyon

In manifold learning, algorithms based on graph Laplacians constructed from data have received considerable attention both in practical applications and theoretical analysis. In particular, the convergence of graph Laplacians obtained from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2011-05-23 Xueyuan Zhou , Mikhail Belkin

Given a complete non-compact surface embedded in R^3, we consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in a layer of constant width about the surface. Using an intrinsic approach to the layer geometry, we generalise the spectral results of an original…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 G. Carron , P. Exner , D. Krejcirik

Existing approaches to analyzing the asymptotics of graph Laplacians typically assume a well-behaved kernel function with smoothness assumptions. We remove the smoothness assumption and generalize the analysis of graph Laplacians to include…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2011-01-31 Daniel Ting , Ling Huang , Michael Jordan

Convolutional layers within graph neural networks operate by aggregating information about local neighbourhood structures; one common way to encode such substructures is through random walks. The distribution of these random walks evolves…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-30 Csaba Toth , Darrick Lee , Celia Hacker , Harald Oberhauser

The purpose of this paper is to develop a "calculus" on graphs that allows graph theory to have new connections to analysis. For example, our framework gives rise to many new partial differential equations on graphs, most notably a new…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Joel Friedman , Jean-Pierre Tillich

Learning the graph Laplacian from observed data is one of the most investigated and fundamental tasks in Graph Signal Processing (GSP). Different variants of the Laplacian, such as the combinatorial, signless or signed Laplacians have been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-02 Stefania Sardellitti

The construction of a meaningful graph plays a crucial role in the success of many graph-based representations and algorithms for handling structured data, especially in the emerging field of graph signal processing. However, a meaningful…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-02-23 Xiaowen Dong , Dorina Thanou , Pascal Frossard , Pierre Vandergheynst

We propose the notion of normalized Laplacian matrix $\mathcal{L}(\Phi)$ for a gain graphs and study its properties in detail, providing insights and counterexamples along the way. We establish bounds for the eigenvalues of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-03-11 M. Rajesh Kannan , Navish Kumar , Shivaramakrishna Pragada

This thesis generalizes the differential operators on standard oriented graphs and oriented hypergraphs introduced in 10.1137/15M1022793 and arXiv:2007.00325. The extended concepts of gradients, adjoints and $p$-Laplacians for vertices and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-14 Ariane Fazeny

We study data-driven representations for three-dimensional triangle meshes, which are one of the prevalent objects used to represent 3D geometry. Recent works have developed models that exploit the intrinsic geometry of manifolds and…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-06-19 Ilya Kostrikov , Zhongshi Jiang , Daniele Panozzo , Denis Zorin , Joan Bruna

Our primary motivation is existence and uniqueness for the obstacle problem on graphs. That is, we look for unique solutions to the problem $Lu = \chi_{\{u>0\}}$, where $L$ is the Laplacian matrix associated to a graph, and $u$ is a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-02-11 Jeremy Berquist

This work focuses on exploring the potential benefits of introducing a nonlinear Laplacian in Sheaf Neural Networks for graph-related tasks. The primary aim is to understand the impact of such nonlinearity on diffusion dynamics, signal…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-04 Olga Zaghen

In this paper, we introduce the notion of oriented faces especially triangles in a connected oriented locally finite graph. This framework then permits to define the Laplace operator on this structure of the 2-simplicial complex. We develop…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-26 Yassin Chebbi

We conjecture a new lower bound on the algebraic connectivity of a graph that involves the number of vertices of high eccentricity in a graph. We prove that this lower bound implies a strengthening of the Laplacian Spread Conjecture. We…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-01-13 Wayne Barrett , Emily Evans , H. Tracy Hall , Mark Kempton

This work studies certain aspects of graphs embedded on surfaces. Initially, a colored graph model for a map of a graph on a surface is developed. Then, a concept analogous to (and extending) planar graph is introduced in the same spirit as…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sostenes Lins

Determining and analyzing the spectra of graphs is an important and exciting research topic in theoretical computer science. The eigenvalues of the normalized Laplacian of a graph provide information on its structural properties and also on…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-05-20 Pinchen Xie , Zhongzhi Zhang , Francesc Comellas