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

Let G = (V, p, $\mu$) be a (finite or infinite) weighted graph with bounded geometry. Assuming that G satisfies the classical curvaturedimension condition of Bakry-Emery CD(K, n) with K $\ge$ 0 (for the usual Laplacian), we prove that the…

In this paper, we study Li-Yau gradient estimates for the solutions $u$ to the heat equation $\partial_tu=\Delta u$ on graphs under the curvature condition $CD(n,-K)$ introduced by Bauer et al. in \cite{BHLLMY}. As applications, we derive…

By studying the heat semigroup, we prove Li-Yau type estimates for bounded and positive solutions of the heat equation on graphs, under the assumption of the curvature-dimension inequality $CDE'(n,0)$, which can be consider as a notion of…

We introduce a new version of a curvature-dimension inequality for non-negative curvature. We use this inequality to prove a logarithmic Li-Yau inequality on finite graphs. To formulate this inequality, we introduce a non-linear variant of…

We prove the Li-Yau gradient estimate for the heat kernel on graphs. The only assumption is a variant of the curvature-dimension inequality, which is purely local, and can be considered as a new notion of curvature for graphs. We compute…

In this paper, we derive Li-Yau inequality for unbounded Laplacian on complete weighted graphs with the assumption of the curvature-dimension inequality $CDE'(n,K)$, which can be regarded as a notion of curvature on graphs. Furthermore, we…

We prove a global Li-Yau inequality for a general Markov semigroup under a curvature-dimension condition. This inequality is stronger than all classical Li-Yau type inequalities known to us. On a Riemannian manifold, it is equivalent to a…

We establish a reduction principle to derive Li-Yau inequalities for non-local diffusion problems in a very general framework, which covers both the discrete and continuous setting. Our approach is not based on curvature-dimension…

Let $G=(V,E)$ be a locally finite, connected and weighted graph. We prove that, for a graph satisfying curvature dimension condition $CDE'(n,0)$ and uniform polynomial volume growth of degree $m$, all non-negative solutions of the equation…

We prove Li-Yau type gradient bounds for the heat equation either on manifolds with fixed metric or under the Ricci flow. In the former case the curvature condition is $|Ric^-| \in L^p$ for some $p>n/2$, or $\sup_\M \int_\M…

In this paper, we study curvature dimension conditions on birth-death processes which correspond to linear graphs, i.e., weighted graphs supported on the infinite line or the half line. We give a combinatorial characterization of Bakry and…

Let $(M,g(t))$, $0\le t\le T$, $\partial M\ne\phi$, be a compact $n$-dimensional manifold, $n\ge 2$, with metric $g(t)$ evolving by the Ricci flow such that the second fundamental form of $\partial M$ with respect to the unit outward normal…

This paper investigates gradient estimates on graphs satisfying the $CD\psi(n,-K)$ condition with positive constants $n,K$, and concave $C^{1}$ functions $\psi:(0,+\infty)\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$. Our study focuses on gradient estimates for…

Let $(\M^n, g_{ij})$ be a complete Riemammnian manifold. For some constants $p,\ r>0$, define $\displaystyle k(p,r)=\sup_{x\in M}r^2\left(\oint_{B(x,r)}|Ric^-|^p dV\right)^{1/p}$, where $Ric^-$ denotes the negative part of the Ricci…

Let $(\M^n, g)$ be a $n$ dimensional, complete ( compact or noncompact) Riemannian manifold whose Ricci curvature is bounded from below by a constant $-K \le 0$. Let $u$ be a positive solution of the heat equation on $\M^n \times (0,…

In this paper, motivated by the work of Qi S. Zhang in [28], we derive Li-Yau gradient bounds for positive solutions of the f-heat equation on closed manifolds with Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature bounded below.

We study positive solutions to the heat equation on graphs. We prove variants of the Li-Yau gradient estimate and the differential Harnack inequality. For some graphs, we can show the estimates to be sharp. We establish new computation…

We prove a Li-Yau gradient estimate for positive solutions to the heat equation, with Neumann boundary conditions, on a compact Riemannian submanifold with boundary ${\bf M}^n\subseteq {\bf N}^n$, satisfying the integral Ricci curvature…

We prove Li-Yau and Harnack inequalities for systems of linear reaction-diffusion equations. By introducing an additional discrete spatial variable, the system is rewritten as a scalar diffusion equation with an operator sum. For such…

In this paper, we consider Wang's $CD_p(m,K)$ condition on graphs, which depends on the $p$-Laplacian $\Delta_p$ for $p>1$ and is an extension of the classical Bakry-\'Emery $CD(m,K)$ curvature dimension condition. We calculate several…