arXiv · 2508.10121
An inverse problem on a metric graph with cycle
Abstract
Consider a quantum graph consisting of a ring with two attached edges, and assume Kirchhoff-Neumann conditions hold at the internal vertices. Associated to this graph is a Schr\"{o}dinger type operator $L=-\Delta +q(x)$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions at the two boundary nodes. Let $\{ \omega_n^2, \ \varphi_n(x)\}$ be the eigenvalues and associated normalized eigenfunctions. Let $v_1$ be a boundary vertex, and $v_2$ the adjacent internal vertex. Assume we know the following data: $\{ \omega_n^2,\partial_x \varphi_n(v_1),\partial_x\varphi_n(v_2)\}.$ Here $\partial_x\varphi_n(v_2)$ refers to an outward normal derivative at $v_2$ along one of the edges incident to the other internal vertex. From this data we determine the following unknown quantities: the lengths of edges and the potential functions on each edge.
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Sergei Avdonin, Julian Edward. 2025-08-13. An inverse problem on a metric graph with cycle. https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10121
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