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A Spectral Graph Uncertainty Principle
The spectral theory of graphs provides a bridge between classical signal
processing and the nascent field of graph signal processing. In this paper, a
spectral graph analogy to Heisenberg's celebrated uncertainty principle is
developed. Just as the classical result provides a tradeoff between signal
localization in time and frequency, this result provides a fundamental tradeoff
between a signal's localization on a graph and in its spectral domain. Using
the eigenvectors of the graph Laplacian as a surrogate Fourier basis,
quantitative definitions of graph and spectral "spreads" are given, and a
complete characterization of the feasibility region of these two quantities is
developed. In particular, the lower boundary of the region, referred to as the
uncertainty curve, is shown to be achieved by eigenvectors associated with the
smallest eigenvalues of an affine family of matrices. The convexity of the
uncertainty curve allows it to be found to within by a fast
approximation algorithm requiring typically sparse
eigenvalue evaluations. Closed-form expressions for the uncertainty curves for
some special classes of graphs are derived, and an accurate analytical
approximation for the expected uncertainty curve of Erd\H{o}s-R\'enyi random
graphs is developed. These theoretical results are validated by numerical
experiments, which also reveal an intriguing connection between diffusion
processes on graphs and the uncertainty bounds.Comment: 40 pages, 8 figure
Toward An Uncertainty Principle For Weighted Graphs
International audienceThe uncertainty principle states that a signal cannot be localized both in time and frequency. With the aim of extending this result to signals on graphs, Agaskar & Lu introduce notions of graph and spectral spreads. They show that a graph uncertainty principle holds for some families of unweighted graphs. This principle states that a signal cannot be simultaneously localized both in graph and spectral domains. In this paper, we aim to extend their work to weighted graphs. We show that a naive extension of their definitions leads to inconsistent results such as discontinuity of the graph spread when regarded as a function of the graph structure. To circumvent this problem, we propose another definition of graph spread that relies on an inverse similarity matrix. We also discuss the choice of the distance function that appears in this definition. Finally, we compute and plot uncertainty curves for families of weighted graphs
Shapes of uncertainty in spectral graph theory
We present a flexible framework for uncertainty principles in spectral graph theory. In this framework, general filter functions modeling the spatial and spectral localization of a graph signal can be incorporated. It merges several existing uncertainty relations on graphs, among others the Landau-Pollak principle describing the joint admissibility region of two projection operators, and uncertainty relations based on spectral and spatial spreads. Using theoretical and computational aspects of the numerical range of matrices, we are able to characterize and illustrate the shapes of the uncertainty curves and to study the space-frequency localization of signals inside the admissibility regions
Discrete Harmonic Analysis. Representations, Number Theory, Expanders and the Fourier Transform
This self-contained book introduces readers to discrete harmonic analysis with an emphasis on the Discrete Fourier Transform and the Fast Fourier Transform on finite groups and finite fields, as well as their noncommutative versions. It also features applications to number theory, graph theory, and representation theory of finite groups. Beginning with elementary material on algebra and number theory, the book then delves into advanced topics from the frontiers of current research, including spectral analysis of the DFT, spectral graph theory and expanders, representation theory of finite groups and multiplicity-free triples, Tao's uncertainty principle for cyclic groups, harmonic analysis on GL(2,Fq), and applications of the Heisenberg group to DFT and FFT. With numerous examples, figures, and over 160 exercises to aid understanding, this book will be a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, engineering, and computer science
Signals on Graphs: Uncertainty Principle and Sampling
In many applications, the observations can be represented as a signal defined
over the vertices of a graph. The analysis of such signals requires the
extension of standard signal processing tools. In this work, first, we provide
a class of graph signals that are maximally concentrated on the graph domain
and on its dual. Then, building on this framework, we derive an uncertainty
principle for graph signals and illustrate the conditions for the recovery of
band-limited signals from a subset of samples. We show an interesting link
between uncertainty principle and sampling and propose alternative signal
recovery algorithms, including a generalization to frame-based reconstruction
methods. After showing that the performance of signal recovery algorithms is
significantly affected by the location of samples, we suggest and compare a few
alternative sampling strategies. Finally, we provide the conditions for perfect
recovery of a useful signal corrupted by sparse noise, showing that this
problem is also intrinsically related to vertex-frequency localization
properties.Comment: This article is the revised version submitted to the IEEE
Transactions on Signal Processing on May, 2016; first revision was submitted
on January, 2016; original manuscript was submitted on July, 2015. The work
includes 16 pages, 8 figure
Entropy of eigenfunctions on quantum graphs
We consider families of finite quantum graphs of increasing size and we are
interested in how eigenfunctions are distributed over the graph. As a measure
for the distribution of an eigenfunction on a graph we introduce the entropy,
it has the property that a large value of the entropy of an eigenfunction
implies that it cannot be localised on a small set on the graph. We then derive
lower bounds for the entropy of eigenfunctions which depend on the topology of
the graph and the boundary conditions at the vertices. The optimal bounds are
obtained for expanders with large girth, the bounds are similar to the ones
obtained by Anantharaman et.al. for eigenfunctions on manifolds of negative
curvature, and are based on the entropic uncertainty principle. For comparison
we compute as well the average behaviour of entropies on Neumann star graphs,
where the entropies are much smaller. Finally we compare our lower bounds with
numerical results for regular graphs and star graphs with different boundary
conditions.Comment: 28 pages, 3 figure
Weak uncertainty principle for fractals, graphs and metric measure spaces
We develop a new approach to formulate and prove the weak uncertainty
inequality which was recently introduced by Okoudjou and Strichartz. We assume
either an appropriate measure growth condition with respect to the effective
resistance metric, or, in the absence of such a metric, we assume the
Poincare inequality and reverse volume doubling property. We also consider
the weak uncertainty inequality in the context of Nash-type inequalities. Our
results can be applied to a wide variety of metric measure spaces, including
graphs, fractals and manifolds
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