Harmonic Functions and Potentials on Finite or Infinite Networks
Overview
Random walks, Markov chains and electrical networks serve as an introduction to the study of real-valued functions on finite or infinite graphs, with appropriate interpretations using probability theory and current-voltage laws. The relation between this type of function theory and the (Newton) potential theory on the Euclidean spaces is well-established. The latter theory has been variously generalized, one example being the axiomatic potential theory on locally compact spaces developed by Brelot, with later ramifications from Bauer, Constantinescu and Cornea. A network is a graph with edge-weights that need not be symmetric. This book presents an autonomous theory of harmonic functions and potentials defined on a finite or infinite network, on the lines of axiomatic potential theory. Random walks and electrical networks are important sources for the advancement of the theory.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9783642213984
- ISBN-10: 3642213987
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: June 2011
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 141
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