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ExCYT: A Graphical User Interface for Streamlining Analysis of High-Dimensional Cytometry Data

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A note on heat kernel of graphs.

Yang Yang^1,2,3, Wei Ke³, Zhe Wang³

¹College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.

|August 26, 2024

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This study introduces novel computational formulas for graph heat kernel (HK) diagonal entries and provides bounds for the HK trace using graph theory concepts like equitable partition and Schur complement.

Keywords:

05C09 05C50 05C92 Almost equitable partition Heat kernel Laplacian matrix Principal submatrix

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Area of Science:

Graph theory
Spectral graph theory
Computational mathematics

Background:

The heat kernel (HK) is crucial for analyzing graph properties.
Understanding HK diagonal entries and trace provides insights into graph structure and dynamics.
Existing methods for calculating these values can be computationally intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop new computational formulas for the diagonal entries of the heat kernel of a graph.
To establish bounds for the heat kernel trace of graphs.
To leverage advanced mathematical techniques for graph analysis.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the concept of almost equitable partitions in graph theory.
Applying the Schur complement technique for matrix computations.
Deriving new formulas based on graph matrices (degree, adjacency, Laplacian).

Main Results:

New computational formulas for the heat kernel diagonal entries of graphs were derived.
Novel bounds for the heat kernel trace of graphs were established.
The effectiveness of almost equitable partition and Schur complement in graph analysis was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

The developed formulas offer efficient methods for computing HK diagonal entries.
The established bounds provide valuable insights into the spectral properties of graphs.
This research contributes to the advancement of spectral graph theory and its applications.