Can one hear the shape of a graph?

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Published 27 July 2001 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Boris Gutkin and Uzy Smilansky 2001 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34 6061 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/34/31/301

0305-4470/34/31/6061

Abstract

We show that the spectrum of the Schrödinger operator on a finite, metric graph determines uniquely the connectivity matrix and the bond lengths, provided that the lengths are non-commensurate and the connectivity is simple (no parallel bonds between vertices and no loops connecting a vertex to itself). That is, one can hear the shape of the graph! We also consider a related inversion problem: a compact graph can be converted into a scattering system by attaching to its vertices leads to infinity. We show that the scattering phase determines uniquely the compact part of the graph, under similar conditions as above.

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