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We rigorously derive the dense graph limit of a discrete model describing the formation of biological transportation networks. The discrete model, defined on undirected graphs with pressure-driven flows, incorporates a convex energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-23 Nuno J. Alves , Jan Haskovec

In this article, we are interested in semilinear, possibly degenerate elliptic equations posed on a general network, with nonlinear Kirchhoff-type conditions for its interior vertices and Dirichlet boundary conditions for the boundary ones.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Guy Barles , Olivier Ley , Erwin Topp

We derive an energy-based continuum limit for $\varepsilon$-graphs endowed with a general connectivity functional. We prove that the discrete energy and its continuum counterpart differ by at most $O(\varepsilon)$; the prefactor involves…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-31 Yahong Yang , Sun Lee , Jeff Calder , Wenrui Hao

Motivated by recent physics papers describing the formation of biological transport networks we study a discrete model proposed by Hu and Cai consisting of an energy consumption function constrained by a linear system on a graph. For the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-21 Jan Haskovec , Lisa Maria Kreusser , Peter Markowich

We consider Markov models of large-scale networks where nodes are characterized by their local behavior and by a mobility model over a two-dimensional lattice. By assuming random walk, we prove convergence to a system of partial…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-04-27 Max Tschaikowski , Mirco Tribastone

Semi-supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods often rely on graphs to model data, prompting research on how theoretical properties of operators on graphs are leveraged in learning problems. While most of the existing literature…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-12 Amber Yuan , Jeff Calder , Braxton Osting

We consider an idealized network, formed by N neurons individually described by the FitzHugh-Nagumo equations and connected by electrical synapses. The limit for N to infinity of the resulting discrete model is thoroughly investigated, with…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2013-07-11 Claudio Canuto , Anna Cattani

Suppose that under the action of gravity, liquid drains through the unit $d$-cube via a minimal-length network of channels constrained to pass through random sites and to flow with nonnegative component in one of the canonical orthogonal…

Probability · Mathematics 2010-09-01 Mathew D. Penrose , Andrew R. Wade

We use the combination of ideas and results from the theory of graph limits and nonlinear evolution equations to provide a rigorous mathematical justification for taking continuum limit for certain nonlocally coupled networks and to extend…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2013-11-25 Georgi S. Medvedev

Adaptive (or co-evolutionary) network dynamics, i.e., when changes of the network/graph topology are coupled with changes in the node/vertex dynamics, can give rise to rich and complex dynamical behavior. Even though adaptivity can improve…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-09-14 Marios Antonios Gkogkas , Christian Kuehn , Chuang Xu

We consider massively dense ad hoc networks and study their continuum limits as the node density increases and as the graph providing the available routes becomes a continuous area with location and congestion dependent costs. We study both…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2009-10-29 Alonso Silva , Eitan Altman , Pierre Bernhard , Merouane Debbah

In this paper we introduce a general framework for the study of limits of relational structures in general and graphs in particular, which is based on a combination of model theory and (functional) analysis. We show how the various…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-04-23 Jaroslav Nesetril , Patrice Ossona De Mendez

We derive conditions for the propagation of monotone ordering properties for a class of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation (PDE) systems on metric graphs. For such systems, PDE equations with a general nonlinear dissipation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-28 Sidhant Misra , Marc Vuffray , Anatoly Zlotnik , Michael Chertkov

The structure of a network has a major effect on dynamical processes on that network. Many studies of the interplay between network structure and dynamics have focused on models of phenomena such as disease spread, opinion formation and…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Lucas Böttcher , Mason A. Porter

Mesoscopic systems and large molecules are often modeled by graphs of one-dimensional wires, connected at vertices. In this paper we discuss the solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation on such graphs, which have been named "quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-01 Amnon Aharony , Ora Entin-Wohlman

Given a dynamic network, where edges appear and disappear over time, we are interested in finding sets of edges that have similar temporal behavior and form a dense subgraph. Formally, we define the problem as the enumeration of the maximal…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-03-02 Giulia Preti , Polina Rozenshtein , Aristides Gionis , Yannis Velegrakis

In a multiplex network, a set of nodes is connected by different types of interactions, each represented as a separate layer within the network. Multiplexes have emerged as a key instrument for modeling large-scale complex systems, due to…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-10-13 Ankan Ganguly , Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya

Using the theory of $L^p$-graphons (Borgs et al, 2014), we derive and rigorously justify the continuum limit for systems of differential equations on sparse random graphs. Specifically, we show that the solutions of the initial value…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2017-05-16 Dmitry Kaliuzhnyi-Verbovetskyi , Georgi S. Medvedev

We study the global existence of solutions of a discrete (ODE based) model on a graph describing the formation of biological transportation networks, introduced by Hu and Cai. We propose an adaptation of this model so that a macroscopic…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-02-18 Jan Haskovec , Lisa Maria Kreusser , Peter Markowich

We propose a linear programming (LP) framework for steady-state diffusion and flux optimization on geometric networks. The state variable satisfies a discrete diffusion law on a weighted, oriented graph, where conductances are scaled by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-06 Harbir Antil , Rainald Löhner , Felipe Pérez
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