The Mathematics of Finite Networks

The Mathematics of Finite Networks
Author: Michael Rudolph
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2022-05-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1009287834

Since the early eighteenth century, the theory of networks and graphs has matured into an indispensable tool for describing countless real-world phenomena. However, the study of large-scale features of a network often requires unrealistic limits, such as taking the network size to infinity or assuming a continuum. These asymptotic and analytic approaches can significantly diverge from real or simulated networks when applied at the finite scales of real-world applications. This book offers an approach to overcoming these limitations by introducing operator graph theory, an exact, non-asymptotic set of tools combining graph theory with operator calculus. The book is intended for mathematicians, physicists, and other scientists interested in discrete finite systems and their graph-theoretical description, and in delineating the abstract algebraic structures that characterise such systems. All the necessary background on graph theory and operator calculus is included for readers to understand the potential applications of operator graph theory.

The Mathematics of Finite Networks

The Mathematics of Finite Networks
Author: Michael Rudolph
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2022-05-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1107134439

Offers an exact, non-asymptotic approach to studying large-scale features of finite networks that arise in real applications.

Potential Theory on Infinite Networks

Potential Theory on Infinite Networks
Author: Paolo M. Soardi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2006-11-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540487980

The aim of the book is to give a unified approach to new developments in discrete potential theory and infinite network theory. The author confines himself to the finite energy case, but this does not result in loss of complexity. On the contrary, the functional analytic machinery may be used in analogy with potential theory on Riemann manifolds. The book is intended for researchers with interdisciplinary interests in one of the following fields: Markov chains, combinatorial graph theory, network theory, Dirichlet spaces, potential theory, abstract harmonic analysis, theory of boundaries.

Finite Difference Methods on Irregular Networks

Finite Difference Methods on Irregular Networks
Author: Bernd Heinrich
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1987-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 311272089X

No detailed description available for "Finite Difference Methods on Irregular Networks".

Graphs and Networks

Graphs and Networks
Author: Armen H. Zemanian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0817681787

This self-contained book examines results on transfinite graphs and networks achieved through continued research effort over the past several years. These new results, covering the mathematical theory of electrical circuits, are different from those presented in two previously published books by the author, Transfiniteness for Graphs, Electrical Networks, and Random Walks and Pristine Transfinite Graphs and Permissive Electrical Networks. Specific topics covered include connectedness ideas, distance ideas, and nontransitivity of connectedness. The book will appeal to a diverse readership, including graduate students, electrical engineers, mathematicians, and physicists working on infinite electrical networks. Moreover, the growing and presently substantial number of mathematicians working in nonstandard analysis may well be attracted by the novel application of the analysis employed in the work.

Mathematical Foundations of Network Analysis

Mathematical Foundations of Network Analysis
Author: Paul Slepian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 364287424X

In this book we attempt to develop the fundamental results of resistive network analysis, based upon a sound mathematical structure. The axioms upon which our development is based are Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Voltage Law, and Kirchhoff's Current Law. In order to state these axioms precisely, and use them in the development of our network analysis, an elaborate mathematical structure is introduced, involving concepts of graph theory, linear algebra, and one dimensional algebraic topology. The graph theory and one dimensional algebraic topology used are developed from first principles; the reader needs no background in these subjects. However, we do assume that the reader has some familiarity with elementary linear algebra. It is now stylish to teach elementary linear algebra at the sophomore college level, and we feel that the require ment that the reader should be familiar with elementary linear algebra is no more demanding than the usual requirement in most electrical engineering texts that the reader should be familiar with calculus. In this book, however, no calculus is needed. Although no formal training in circuit theory is needed for an understanding of the book, such experience would certainly help the reader by presenting him with familiar examples relevant to the mathematical abstractions introduced. It is our intention in this book to exhibit the effect of the topological properties of the network upon the branch voltages and branch currents, the objects of interest in network analysis.

Finite Difference Methods on Irregular Networks

Finite Difference Methods on Irregular Networks
Author: HEINRICH
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2013-03-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3034871961

The finite difference and finite element methods are powerful tools for the approximate solution of differential equations governing diverse physical phenomena, and there is extensive literature on these discre tization methods. In the last two decades, some extensions of the finite difference method to irregular networks have been described and applied to solving boundary value problems in science and engineering. For instance, "box integration methods" have been widely used in electro nics. There are several papers on this topic, but a comprehensive study of these methods does not seem to have been attempted. The purpose of this book is to provide a systematic treatment of a generalized finite difference method on irregular networks for solving numerically elliptic boundary value problems. Thus, several disadvan tages of the classical finite difference method can be removed, irregular networks of triangles known from the finite element method can be applied, and advantageous properties of the finite difference approxima tions will be obtained. The book is written for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the area of numerical analysis as well as for mathematically inclined workers in engineering and science. In preparing the material for this book, the author has greatly benefited from discussions and collaboration with many colleagues who are concerned with finite difference or (and) finite element methods.

Infinite Electrical Networks

Infinite Electrical Networks
Author: Armen H. Zemanian
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1991-11-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521401534

This book presents the salient features of the general theory of infinite electrical networks in a coherent exposition.

A Beginner’s Guide to Finite Mathematics

A Beginner’s Guide to Finite Mathematics
Author: W.D. Wallis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2003-11-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780817642709

This concisely written text in finite mathematics gives a sequential, distinctly applied presentation of topics, employing a pedagogical approach that is ideal for freshmen and sophomores in business, the social sciences, and the liberal arts. The work opens with a brief review of sets and numbers, followed by an introduction to data sets, counting arguments, and the Binomial Theorem, which sets the foundation for elementary probability theory and some basic statistics. Further chapters treat graph theory as it relates to modelling, matrices and vectors, and linear programming. Requiring only two years of high school algebra, this book's many examples and illuminating problem sets - with selected solutions - will appeal to a wide audience of students and teachers.