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The second eigenvalue of the Laplacian matrix and its associated eigenvector are fundamental features of an undirected graph, and as such they have found widespread use in scientific computing, machine learning, and data analysis. In many…

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We introduce SignNet and BasisNet -- new neural architectures that are invariant to two key symmetries displayed by eigenvectors: (i) sign flips, since if $v$ is an eigenvector then so is $-v$; and (ii) more general basis symmetries, which…

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We study the problem of identifying different behaviors occurring in different parts of a large heterogenous network. We zoom in to the network using lenses of different sizes to capture the local structure of the network. These network…

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Mechanistic network models can capture salient characteristics of empirical networks using a small set of domain-specific, interpretable mechanisms. Yet inference remains challenging because the likelihood is often intractable. We show…

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Centrality represents a fundamental research field in complex network analysis, where centrality measures identify important vertices within networks. Over the years, researchers have developed diverse centrality measures from varied…

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An eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of a graph is said to be \emph{main} if the all-1 vector is not orthogonal to the associated eigenspace. In this work, we approach the main eigenvalues of some graphs. The graphs with exactly two main…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Nair Abreu , Domingos M. Cardoso , Francisca A. M. França , Cybele T. M. Vinagre

The detection of the top eigenvalue and its corresponding eigenvector in ensembles of random matrices has significant applications across various fields. An existing method, based on the linear stability of a complementary set of cavity…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-07-11 Diego Tapias , Benedikt Grüger , Reimer Kühn , Peter Sollich

In graph signal processing, the graph adjacency matrix or the graph Laplacian commonly define the shift operator. The spectral decomposition of the shift operator plays an important role in that the eigenvalues represent frequencies and the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2016-11-09 Stephen Kruzick , Jose M. F. Moura

We study large $N\times N$ power-law random band matrices $H=(H_{ij})$ with centered complex Gaussian entries, where the variances satisfy a power-law decay $\mathbb{E}|H_{ij}|^2\propto (|i-j|/W+1)^{-1-\alpha}$, for some exponent…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-04-15 Jiaqi Fan , Fan Yang , Jun Yin

We analyse the eigenvectors of the adjacency matrix of the Erd\H{o}s-R\'enyi graph $\mathbb G(N,d/N)$ for $\sqrt{\log N} \ll d \lesssim \log N$. We show the existence of a localized phase, where each eigenvector is exponentially localized…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-12-21 Johannes Alt , Raphael Ducatez , Antti Knowles

Networks significantly influence social, economic, and organizational outcomes, with centrality measures serving as crucial tools to capture the importance of individual nodes. This paper introduces Laplacian Eigenvector Centrality (LEC), a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Koya Shimono , Wataru Tamura

We propose a novel subgraph image representation for classification of network fragments with the targets being their parent networks. The graph image representation is based on 2D image embeddings of adjacency matrices. We use this image…

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We study both $H$ and $E/Z$-eigenvalues of the adjacency tensor of a uniform multi-hypergraph and give conditions for which the largest positive $H$ or $Z$-eigenvalue corresponds to a strictly positive eigenvector. We also investigate when…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2012-09-26 Kelly J. Pearson , Tan Zhang

We provide a framework for determining the centralities of agents in a broad family of random networks. Current understanding of network centrality is largely restricted to deterministic settings, but practitioners frequently use random…

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Eigenvector centrality is a linear algebra based graph invariant used in various rating systems such as webpage ratings for search engines. A generalization of the eigenvector centrality invariant is defined which is motivated by the need…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-10-06 Peteris Daugulis

When analyzing the statistical and topological characteristics of complex networks, an effective and convenient way is to compute the centralities for recognizing influential and significant nodes or structures, yet most of them are…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-05-08 Xiangnan Feng , Wei Wei , Jiannan Wang , Ying Shi , Zhiming Zheng

One of the most relevant tasks in network analysis is the detection of community structures, or clustering. Most popular techniques for community detection are based on the maximization of a quality function called modularity, which in turn…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-07-23 Dario Fasino , Francesco Tudisco

We study the evolution of heterogeneous networks of oscillators subject to a state-dependent interconnection rule. We find that heterogeneity in the node dynamics is key in organizing the architecture of the functional emerging networks. We…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-07-27 Francesco Scafuti , Takaaki Aoki , Mario di Bernardo

We study how the behavior of viral spreading processes is influenced by local structural properties of the network over which they propagate. For a wide variety of spreading processes, the largest eigenvalue of the adjacency matrix of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-09-05 Victor M. Preciado , Moez Draief , Ali Jadbabaie

Consider an eigenvector of the adjacency matrix of a G(n, p) graph. A nodal domain is a connected component of the set of vertices where this eigenvector has a constant sign. It is known that with high probability, there are exactly two…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Han Huang , Mark Rudelson