Erin P. J. Pearse

  1. Self-similar fractals as boundaries of networks.

    Authors: Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Probability
    Abstract

    For a given pcf self-similar fractal, a certain network (weighted graph) is
    constructed whose ideal boundary is (homeomorphic to) the fractal. This
    construction is the first representation of a connected self-similar fractal as
    the boundary of a reversible Markov chain (i.e., a simple random walk on a
    network). The boundary construction is effected using certain functions of
    finite energy which behave like bump functions on the boundary. The random walk
    is shown to converge to the boundary almost surely, with respect to the
    standard measure on its trajectory space.

  2. Minkowski measurability results for self-similar tilings and fractals with monophase generators.

    Authors: Erin P. J. Pearse, Michel L. Lapidus, Steffen Winter
    Subjects: Metric Geometry
    Abstract

    In this appendix to the authors' paper [arXiv:1006.3807], we give conditions
    which characterize the Minkowski measurability of a certain class of
    self-similar tilings and (self-similar sets). Under appropriate hypotheses,
    self-similar tilings with simple generators (more precisely, monophase
    generators) are shown to be Minkowski measurable if and only if the associated
    scaling zeta function is of nonlattice type.

  3. The Friedrichs extension of the energy Laplacian.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Spectral Theory
    Abstract

    We study Laplace operators on infinite networks $(G,c)$, and their
    self-adjoint extensions. We consider the Laplacian $\Delta$ as on operator on
    $\ell^2(G)$ and as an operator on the Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}_\mathcal{E}$
    of finite energy functions on $G$, focusing on the case when $\Delta$ is
    unbounded. It is known that $\Delta$ is essentially self-adjoint on its natural
    domain in $\ell^2(G)$, but that it is \emph{not} essentially self-adjoint on
    its natural domain in $\mathcal{H}_\mathcal{E}$.

  4. Multiplication operators on the energy space.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Operator Algebras
    Abstract

    This paper studies the "energy space" $\mathcal{H}_{\mathcal{E}}$ (the
    Hilbert space of functions of finite energy, aka the Dirichlet-finite
    functions) on an infinite network (weighted connected graph), from the point of
    view of the multiplication operators $M_f$ associated to functions $f$ on the
    network. We show that the multiplication operators $M_f$ are not Hermitian
    unless $f$ is constant, and compute the adjoint $M_f^\star$ in terms of a
    reproducing kernel for $\mathcal{H}_{\mathcal{E}}$.

  5. Operator theory of electrical resistance networks.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Operator Algebras
    Abstract

    A resistance network is a weighted graph $(G,c)$ with intrinsic (resistance)
    metric $R$. We embed the resistance network into the Hilbert space ${\mathcal
    H}_{\mathcal E}$ of functions of finite energy. We use the resistance metric to
    study ${\mathcal H}_{\mathcal E}$, and vice versa and show that the embedded
    images of the vertices $\{v_x\}$ form a reproducing kernel for this Hilbert
    space.

  6. Spectral reciprocity and matrix representations of unbounded operators.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Functional Analysis
    Abstract

    Motivated by potential theory on discrete spaces, we study a family of
    unbounded Hermitian operators in Hilbert space which generalize the usual
    graph-theoretic discrete Laplacian. These operators are discrete analogues of
    the classical conformal Laplacians and Hamiltonians from statistical mechanics.
    For an infinite discrete set $X$, we consider operators acting on Hilbert
    spaces of functions on $X$, and their representations as infinite matrices; the
    focus is on $\ell^2(X)$, and the energy space $\mathcal{H}_{\mathcal E}$.

  7. Resistance boundaries of infinite networks.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Functional Analysis
    Abstract

    A resistance network is a connected graph $(G,c)$. The conductance function
    $c_{xy}$ weights the edges, which are then interpreted as conductors of
    possibly varying strengths. The Dirichlet energy form $\mathcal E$ produces a
    Hilbert space structure ${\mathcal H}_{\mathcal E}$ on the space of functions
    of finite energy.

  8. A Hilbert space approach to effective resistance metric.

    Authors: Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Erin P. J. Pearse
    Subjects: Functional Analysis
    Abstract

    A resistance network is a connected graph $(G,c)$. The conductance function
    $c_{xy}$ weights the edges, which are then interpreted as conductors of
    possibly varying strengths. The Dirichlet energy form $\mathcal E$ produces a
    Hilbert space structure (which we call the energy space ${\mathcal H}_{\mathcal
    E}$) on the space of functions of finite energy.

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