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Paula Cadavid

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arXiv2024

On some singular graphs with non-isomorphic associated evolution algebras

A connected graph can be associated with two distinct evolution algebras. In the first case, the structural matrix is the adjacency matrix of the graph itself. In the second case, the structural matrix is the transition probabilities matrix of the symmetric random walk on the same graph. It is well-known that, for a non-singular graph, both evolution algebras are isomorphic if, and only if, the graph is regular or biregular. Moreover, through examples and partial results, it has been conjectured that the same result remains true for singular graphs. The purpose of this work is to provide new examples supporting this conjecture.

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arXiv2024

Hilbert evolution algebras, weighted digraphs, and nilpotency

Hilbert evolution algebras generalize evolution algebras through a framework of Hilbert spaces. In this work we focus on infinite-dimensional Hilbert evolution algebras and their representation through a suitably defined weighted digraph. By means of studying such a digraph we obtain new properties for these structures extending well-known results related to the nilpotency of finite dimensional evolution algebras. We show that differently from what happens for the finite dimensional evolution algebras, the notions of nil and nilpotency are not equivalent for Hilbert evolution algebras. Furthermore, we exhibit necessary and sufficient conditions under which a given Hilbert evolution algebra is nil or nilpotent. Our approach includes illustrative examples.

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arXiv2023

Characterization of the absorption radical of an evolution algebra using their associated graph

In this paper we present a method for finding the absorbing radical of a finite-dimensional evolution algebra. Such a method consists of finding the acyclic vertices of an oriented graph associated with the algebra. The set of generators associated with such vertices turn out to be the generators of the absorption radical. As an application we use the absorption radical to study the decomposability of some degenerate evolution algebras.

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arXiv2022

Derivations and loops of some evolution algebras

In this work we study the space of derivations of non-degenerate evolution algebras. We improve some results obtained recently in the literature and, as a consequence, we advance in the description of the derivations for $n$-dimensional Volterra evolution algebras. In addition, we introduce the notion of loop of an evolution algebra and we analyze under which conditions the set of loops is invariant under change of basis.

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arXiv2021

On Hilbert evolution algebras of a graph

Evolution algebras are a special class of non-associative algebras exhibiting connections with different fields of Mathematics. Hilbert evolution algebras generalize the concept through a framework of Hilbert spaces. This allows to deal with a wide class of infinite-dimensional spaces. In this work we study Hilbert evolution algebras associated to a graph. Inspired in definitions of evolution algebras we define the Hilbert evolution algebra associated to a given graph and the Hilbert evolution algebra associated to the symmetric random walk on a graph. For a given graph, we provide conditions under which these structures are or are not isomorphic. Our definitions and results extend to graphs with infinitely many vertices a similar theory developed for evolution algebras associated to finite graphs.

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arXiv2021

Hilbert evolution algebras and its connection with discrete-time Markov chains

Evolution algebras are non-associative algebras. In this work we provide an extension of this class of algebras, in the context of Hilbert spaces, capable to deal with infinite-dimensional spaces. We illustrate the applicability of our approach by discussing a connection with discrete-time Markov chains with countable state space.

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arXiv2020

An improved lower bound for the critical parameter of the Stavskaya's process

We consider the Stavskaya's process, which is a two-states Probabilistic Celular Automata defined on a one-dimensional lattice. The process is defined in such a way that the state of any vertex depends only on itself and on the state of its right-adjacent neighbor. This process was one of the first multicomponent systems with local interaction, for which has been proved rigorously the existence of a kind of phase transition. However, the exact localization of its critical value remains as an open problem. In this work we provide a new lower bound for the critical value. The last one was obtained by Andrei Toom, fifty years ago.

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arXiv2019

On the characterization of the space of derivations in evolution algebras

We study the space of derivations for some finite-dimensional evolution algebras, depending on the twin partition of an associated directed graph. For evolution algebras with a twin-free associated graph we prove that the space of derivations is zero. For the remaining families of evolution algebras we obtain sufficient conditions under which the study of such a space can be simplified. We accomplish this task by identifying the null entries of the respective derivation matrix. Our results suggest how strongly the associated graph's structure impacts in the characterization of derivations for a given evolution algebra. Therefore our approach constitutes an alternative to the recent developments in the research of this subject. As an illustration of the applicability of our results we provide some examples and we exhibit the classification of the derivations for non-degenerate irreducible $3$-dimensional evolution algebras.

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arXiv2018

On the isomorphisms between evolution algebras of graphs and random walks

Evolution algebras are non-associative algebras inspired from biological phenomena, with applications to or connections with different mathematical fields. There are two natural ways to define an evolution algebra associated to a given graph. While one takes into account only the adjacencies of the graph, the other includes probabilities related to the symmetric random walk on the same graph. In this work we state new properties related to the relation between these algebras, which is one of the open problems in the interplay between evolution algebras and graphs. On the one hand, we show that for any graph both algebras are strongly isotopic. On the other hand, we provide conditions under which these algebras are or are not isomorphic. For the case of finite non-singular graphs we provide a complete description of the problem, while for the case of finite singular graphs we state a conjecture supported by examples and partial results. The case of graphs with an infinite number of vertices is also discussed. As a sideline of our work, we revisit a result existing in the literature about the identification of the automorphism group of an evolution algebra, and we give an improved version of it.

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arXiv2018

On the connection between evolution algebras, random walks and graphs

Evolution algebras are a new type of non-associative algebras which are inspired from biological phenomena. A special class of such algebras, called Markov evolution algebras, is strongly related to the theory of discrete time Markov chains. The winning of this relation is that many results coming from Probability Theory may be stated in the context of Abstract Algebra. In this paper we explore the connection between evolution algebras, random walks and graphs. More precisely, we study the relationships between the evolution algebra induced by a random walk on a graph and the evolution algebra determined by the same graph. Given that any Markov chain may be seen as a random walk on a graph we believe that our results may add a new landscape in the study of Markov evolution algebras.

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arXiv2018

Characterization theorems for the spaces of derivations of evolution algebras associated to graphs

It is well-known that the space of derivations of $n$-dimensional evolution algebras with non-singular matrices is zero. On the other hand, the space of derivations of evolution algebras with matrices of rank $n-1$ has also been completely described in the literature. In this work we provide a complete description of the space of derivations of evolution algebras associated to graphs, depending on the twin partition of the graph. For graphs without twin classes with at least three elements we prove that the space of derivations of the associated evolution algebra is zero. Moreover, we describe the spaces of derivations for evolution algebras associated to the remaining families of finite graphs. It is worth pointing out that our analysis includes examples of finite dimensional evolution algebras with matrices of any rank.

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