Universality of Nodal Count Distribution in Large Metric Graphs
Universality of Nodal Count Distribution in Large Metric Graphs
An eigenfunction of the Laplacian on a metric (quantum) graph has an excess number of zeros due to the graph's non-trivial topology. This number, called the nodal surplus, is an integer between 0 and the graph's first Betti number $\beta$. We study the distribution of the nodal surplus values in …