2008
Eigenmodes of a Laplacian on Laakso Space
Eigenmodes of a Laplacian on Laakso Space
Contributors
Kevin Romeo and Benjamin Steinhurst
Overview
This group analyzed the spectrum of a self-adjoint operator on a Laakso space using the projective limit construction originally given by Barlow and Evans. They used the hierarchical cell structure induced by the choice of approximating quantum graphs to calculate the spectrum with multiplicities. They then extended the method for using the hierarchical cell structure to more general projective limits beyond Laakso spaces.
Publications
Complex Variables and Elliptic Equations: An International Journal
arXiv.org
Vibration Spectra of the m-Tree Fractal
Contributors
Daniel Ford and Benjamin Steinhurst
Overview
This group introduced a family of post-critically finite fractal trees indexed by the number of branches they possess. They then produced a Laplacian operator on graph approximations to these fractals and used spectral decimation to describe the spectrum of the Laplacian on these trees. Lastly they considered the behavior of the spectrum as the number of branches increases.