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We consider two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators in bounded domains. We analyze relations between nodal domains of eigenfunctions, spectral minimal partitions and spectral properties of the corresponding operator. The main results…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 B. Helffer , T. Hoffmann-Ostenhof , S. Terracini

We investigate the nodal count of eigenvectors of random matrices interpreted as operators on signed complete graphs. Our focus is on orthogonally invariant ensembles, with particular attention to the Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble (GOE). We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-11-05 Lior Alon , Dan Mikulincer , John Urschel

The eigenvectors for graph $1$-Laplacian possess some sort of localization property: On one hand, any nodal domain of an eigenvector is again an eigenvector with the same eigenvalue; on the other hand, one can pack up an eigenvector for a…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-04 K. C. Chang , Sihong Shao , Dong Zhang

We present and discuss isospectral quantum graphs which are not isometric. These graphs are the analogues of the isospectral domains in R2 which were introduced recently and are all based on Sunada's construction of isospectral domains.…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-11 Ram Band , Talia Shapira , Uzy Smilansky

Eigenfunctions of integrable planar billiards are studied - in particular, the number of nodal domains, $\nu$, of the eigenfunctions are considered. The billiards for which the time-independent Schr\"odinger equation (Helmholtz equation) is…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2016-04-25 Rhine Samajdar , Sudhir R. Jain

We establish metric graph counterparts of Pleijel's theorem on the asymptotics of the number of nodal domains $\nu_n$ of the $n$-th eigenfunction(s) of a broad class of operators on compact metric graphs, including Schr\"odinger operators…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2021-11-03 Matthias Hofmann , James B. Kennedy , Delio Mugnolo , Marvin Plümer

Inspired by the linear Schr\"odinger operator, we consider a generalized $p$-Laplacian operator on discrete graphs and present new results that characterize several spectral properties of this operator with particular attention to the nodal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-15 Piero Deidda , Mario Putti , Francesco Tudisco

We develop a percolation model for nodal domains in the eigenvectors of quantum chaotic torus maps. Our model follows directly from the assumption that the quantum maps are described by random matrix theory. Its accuracy in predicting…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. P. Keating , J. Marklof , I. G. Williams

We consider the distribution of the (properly normalized) numbers of nodal domains of wave functions in 2-$d$ quantum billiards. We show that these distributions distinguish clearly between systems with integrable (separable) or chaotic…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Galya Blum , Sven Gnutzmann , Uzy Smilansky

We study oscillations in the eigenfunctions for a fractional Schr\"odinger operator on the real line. An argument in the spirit of Courant's nodal domain theorem applies to an associated local problem in the upper half plane and provides a…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2017-09-06 Vera Mikyoung Hur , Mathew A. Johnson , Jeremy L. Martin

We investigate the transition from integrable to chaotic dynamics in the quantum mechanical wave functions from the point of view of the nodal structure by employing a two dimensional quartic oscillator. We find that the number of nodal…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-11 Hirokazu Aiba , Toru Suzuki

We consider real eigen-functions of the Schr\"odinger operator in 2-d. The nodal lines of separable systems form a regular grid, and the number of nodal crossings equals the number of nodal domains. In contrast, for wave functions of non…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alejandro G. Monastra , Uzy Smilansky , Sven Gnutzmann

We develop a theory to measure the variance and covariance of probability distributions defined on the nodes of a graph, which takes into account the distance between nodes. Our approach generalizes the usual (co)variance to the setting of…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-08-19 Karel Devriendt , Samuel Martin-Gutierrez , Renaud Lambiotte

We carry out a numerical study of fluctuations in the spectrum of regular graphs. Our experiments indicate that the level spacing distribution of a generic k-regular graph approaches that of the Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble of random matrix…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Jakobson , S. D. Miller , I. Rivin , Z. Rudnick

We prove upper and lower bounds for the number of zeroes of linear combinations of Schr\"odinger eigenfunctions on metric (quantum) graphs. These bounds are distinct from both the interval and manifolds. We complement these bounds by giving…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-10-09 Ram Band , Philippe Charron

We investigate the equidistribution of the eigenfunctions on quantum graphs in the high-energy limit. Our main result is an estimate of the deviations from equidistribution for large well-connected graphs. We use an exact field-theoretic…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Gnutzmann , J. P. Keating , F. Piotet

Urschel introduced a notion of nodal partitioning to prove an upper bound on the number of nodal decomposition of discrete Laplacian eigenvectors. The result is an analogue to the well-known Courant's nodal domain theorem on continuous…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-21 Hiranya Kishore Dey , Soumyajit Saha

An eigenfunction of the Laplacian on a metric (quantum) graph has an excess number of zeros due to the graph's non-trivial topology. This number, called the nodal surplus, is an integer between 0 and the graph's first Betti number $\beta$.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 Lior Alon , Ram Band , Gregory Berkolaiko

Quantum networks are often modelled using Schroedinger operators on metric graphs. To give meaning to such models one has to know how to interpret the boundary conditions which match the wave functions at the graph vertices. In this article…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Pavel Exner , Olaf Post

We prove a quantum-ergodicity theorem on large graphs, for eigenfunctions of Schr\"odinger operators in a very general setting. We consider a sequence of finite graphs endowed with discrete Schr\"odinger operators, assumed to have a local…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2019-03-06 Nalini Anantharaman , Mostafa Sabri