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Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 2022 Volume 519, Pages 35–66 (Mi znsl7301)

Canonical forms of metric graph eikonal algebra and graph geometry

M. I. Belishev, A. V. Kaplun

St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: The algebra of eikonals $\mathfrak E$ of a metric graph $\Omega$ is an operator $C^*$-algebra defined by a dynamical system with boundary control describing wave propagation. In this paper, two canonical block forms of the algebra $\mathfrak E$ are described for an arbitrary connected locally compact graph – algebraic and geometric. These forms define some metric graphs (frames) $\mathfrak F^{ \rm a}$ and $\mathfrak F^{ \rm g}$. The frame $\mathfrak F^{ \rm a}$ is defined by the boundary data of inverse problems. Frame $\mathfrak F^{ \rm g}$ is related to graph geometry. A class is being introduced of ordinary graphs, whose frames are identical: $\mathfrak F^{ \rm a}\equiv\mathfrak F^{ \rm g}$. The results are supposed to be used in the inverse problem, which consists in reconstructing a graph from boundary inverse data.

Key words and phrases: metric graph, wave dynamical system, algebra of eikonals, spectrum, frames.

UDC: 519.635.6

Received: 17.10.2022



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