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February  2021, 20(2): 885-902. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2020295

On the quotient quantum graph with respect to the regular representation

Gökhan Mutlu

Gazi University, Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics, Ankara-Turkey

Received  June 2020 Revised  October 2020 Published  December 2020

Given a quantum graph $ \Gamma $, a finite symmetry group $ G $ acting on it and a representation $ R $ of $ G $, the quotient quantum graph $ \Gamma /R $ is described and constructed in the literature [1,2,18]. In particular, it was shown that the quotient graph $ \Gamma/\mathbb{C}G $ is isospectral to $ \Gamma $ by using representation theory where $ \mathbb{C}G $ denotes the regular representation of $ G $ [18]. Further, it was conjectured that $ \Gamma $ can be obtained as a quotient $ \Gamma/\mathbb{C}G $ [18]. However, proving this by construction of the quotient quantum graphs has remained as an open problem. In this paper, we solve this problem by proving by construction that for a quantum graph $ \Gamma $ and a finite symmetry group $ G $ acting on it, the quotient quantum graph $ \Gamma / \mathbb{C}G $ is not only isospectral but rather identical to $ \Gamma $ for a particular choice of a basis for $ \mathbb{C}G $. Furthermore, we prove that, this result holds for an arbitrary permutation representation of $ G $ with degree $ |G| $, whereas it doesn't hold for a permutation representation of $ G $ with degree greater than $ |G|. $

Keywords: Isospectrality, quotient quantum graphs, regular representation, permutation representation, quantum graphs.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 58J53; Secondary: 20C30, 34L05, 35P05, 81Q50.
Citation: Gökhan Mutlu. On the quotient quantum graph with respect to the regular representation. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2021, 20 (2) : 885-902. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2020295
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R. Band, G. Berkolaiko, C. H. Joyner and W. Liu, Quotients of finite-dimensional operators by symmetry representations, arXiv: 1711.00918v3. Google Scholar

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R. Band, O. Parzanchevski and G. Ben-Shach, The isospectral fruits of representation theory: quantum graphs and drums, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor., 42 (2009), 175202. doi: 10.1088/1751-8113/42/17/175202.  Google Scholar

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R. Band, T. Shapira and U. Smilansky, Nodal domains on isospectral quantum graphs: the resolution of isospectrality?, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 39 (2006), 13999-14014.  doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/39/45/009.  Google Scholar

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S. Gnutzmann and U. Smilansky, Quantum graphs: applications to quantum chaos and universal spectral statistics, arXiv: nlin/0605028v2. Google Scholar

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V. Kostrykin and R. Schrader, Kirchhoff's rule for quantum wires, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 32 (1999), 595-630.  doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/32/4/006.  Google Scholar

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P. Kuchment, Quantum graphs: an introduction and a brief survey, arXiv: 0802.3442v1. Google Scholar

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D. Mugnolo, Semigroup Methods for Evolution Equations on Networks, Springer, Cham, 2014. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-04621-1.  Google Scholar

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O. Parzanchevski and R. Band, Linear representations and isospectrality with boundary conditions, J. Geom. Anal., 20 (2010), 439-471.  doi: 10.1007/s12220-009-9115-6.  Google Scholar

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T. Shapira and U. Smilansky, Quantum graphs which sound the same, in Non-Linear Dynamics and Fundamental Interactions. NATO Science Series Ⅱ: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 213. (eds. F. Khanna and D. Matrasulov), Springer, (2005), 17–29. doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3949-2_2.  Google Scholar

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J. von Below, Can one hear the shape of a network?, in Partial Differential Equations on Multistructures (Luminy, 1999), Lecture Notes in Pure and Appl. Math., vol. 219 (eds. F. Mehmeti, J. von Below and S. Nicaise), Dekker, (2001), 19–36.  Google Scholar

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References:
[1]

R. Band, G. Berkolaiko, C. H. Joyner and W. Liu, Quotients of finite-dimensional operators by symmetry representations, arXiv: 1711.00918v3. Google Scholar

[2]

R. Band, O. Parzanchevski and G. Ben-Shach, The isospectral fruits of representation theory: quantum graphs and drums, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor., 42 (2009), 175202. doi: 10.1088/1751-8113/42/17/175202.  Google Scholar

[3]

R. Band, T. Shapira and U. Smilansky, Nodal domains on isospectral quantum graphs: the resolution of isospectrality?, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 39 (2006), 13999-14014.  doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/39/45/009.  Google Scholar

[4]

G. Berkolaiko, An elementary introduction to quantum graphs, arXiv: 1603.07356v2. Google Scholar

[5]

G. Berkolaiko and P. Kuchment, Introduction to Quantum Graphs, American Mathematical Society, Rhode Island, 2013. doi: 10.1090/surv/186.  Google Scholar

[6]

R. Carlson, Inverse eigenvalue problems on directed graphs, T. Am. Math. Soc., 351 (1999), 4069-4088.  doi: 10.1090/S0002-9947-99-02175-3.  Google Scholar

[7]

W. Fulton and J. Harris, Representation Theory, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4612-0979-9.  Google Scholar

[8]

S. Gnutzmann and U. Smilansky, Quantum graphs: applications to quantum chaos and universal spectral statistics, arXiv: nlin/0605028v2. Google Scholar

[9]

C. Gordon, P. Perry and D. Schüth, Isospectral and isoscattering manifolds: a survey of techniques and examples, in Geometry, Spectral Theory, Groups and Dynamics, Contemporary Mathematics vol. 387 (eds. M. Entov, Y. Pinchover and M. Sageev), American Mathematical Society, (2005), 157–179. doi: 10.1090/conm/387/07241.  Google Scholar

[10]

C. Gordon, D. Webb and S. Wolpert, One cannot hear the shape of a drum, Bull. Am. Mat. Soc. (N.S.), 27 (1992), 134-138.  doi: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1992-00289-6.  Google Scholar

[11]

C. Gordon, D. Webb and S. Wolpert, Isospectral plane domains and surfaces via Riemannian orbifolds, Invent. Math., 110 (1992), 1-22.  doi: 10.1007/BF01231320.  Google Scholar

[12]

B. Gutkin and U. Smilansky, Can one hear the shape of a graph?, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 31 (2001), 6061-6068.  doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/34/31/301.  Google Scholar

[13]

M. Kac, Can one hear the shape of a drum?, Am. Math. Mon., 73 (1966), 1-23.  doi: 10.2307/2313748.  Google Scholar

[14]

V. Kostrykin and R. Schrader, Kirchhoff's rule for quantum wires, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 32 (1999), 595-630.  doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/32/4/006.  Google Scholar

[15]

T. Kottos and U. Smilansky, Quantum chaos on graphs, Phys. Rev. Lett., 79 (1997), 4794-4797.  doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4794.  Google Scholar

[16]

P. Kuchment, Quantum graphs: an introduction and a brief survey, arXiv: 0802.3442v1. Google Scholar

[17]

D. Mugnolo, Semigroup Methods for Evolution Equations on Networks, Springer, Cham, 2014. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-04621-1.  Google Scholar

[18]

O. Parzanchevski and R. Band, Linear representations and isospectrality with boundary conditions, J. Geom. Anal., 20 (2010), 439-471.  doi: 10.1007/s12220-009-9115-6.  Google Scholar

[19]

T. Shapira and U. Smilansky, Quantum graphs which sound the same, in Non-Linear Dynamics and Fundamental Interactions. NATO Science Series Ⅱ: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 213. (eds. F. Khanna and D. Matrasulov), Springer, (2005), 17–29. doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3949-2_2.  Google Scholar

[20]

T. Sunada, Riemanninan coverings and isospectral manifolds, Ann. Math., 121 (1985), 169-186.  doi: 10.2307/1971195.  Google Scholar

[21]

J. von Below, Can one hear the shape of a network?, in Partial Differential Equations on Multistructures (Luminy, 1999), Lecture Notes in Pure and Appl. Math., vol. 219 (eds. F. Mehmeti, J. von Below and S. Nicaise), Dekker, (2001), 19–36.  Google Scholar

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