Sandpile group of infinite graphs

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Hauptverfasser: Kalinin, Nikita, Khramov, Vladislav
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author Kalinin, Nikita
Khramov, Vladislav
author_facet Kalinin, Nikita
Khramov, Vladislav
contents For a finite connected graph $G$ and a non-empty subset $S$ of its vertices thought of sinks, the so-called critical group (or sandpile group) $C(G, S)$ has been studied for a long time. We present a class of graphs where such an extension can be made in a unified way. Similar extension was made by Maes, C. and Redig, F. and Saada, E., but we propose a more algebraic point of view. Namely, consider a $C$-net $S\subset \mathbb Z^2$. We define a sandpile dynamics on $\mathbb Z^2$ with the set $S$ of sinks. For such a choice of sinks, a relaxation of any bounded state is well defined. This allows us to define a group $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ of recurrent states of this model. We show that $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ is isomorphic to a group of $S^1$-valued discrete harmonic functions on $\mathbb Z^2\setminus S$. Examples of $S$, for which $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ has no torsion or has all torsions, are provided. Pontryagin dual point of view is investigated. A discussion about perspectives of a sandpile group for $\mathbb Z^2$ as a projective limit concludes this work.
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spellingShingle Sandpile group of infinite graphs
Kalinin, Nikita
Khramov, Vladislav
Group Theory
Mathematical Physics
Combinatorics
Dynamical Systems
For a finite connected graph $G$ and a non-empty subset $S$ of its vertices thought of sinks, the so-called critical group (or sandpile group) $C(G, S)$ has been studied for a long time. We present a class of graphs where such an extension can be made in a unified way. Similar extension was made by Maes, C. and Redig, F. and Saada, E., but we propose a more algebraic point of view. Namely, consider a $C$-net $S\subset \mathbb Z^2$. We define a sandpile dynamics on $\mathbb Z^2$ with the set $S$ of sinks. For such a choice of sinks, a relaxation of any bounded state is well defined. This allows us to define a group $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ of recurrent states of this model. We show that $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ is isomorphic to a group of $S^1$-valued discrete harmonic functions on $\mathbb Z^2\setminus S$. Examples of $S$, for which $C(\mathbb Z^2, S)$ has no torsion or has all torsions, are provided. Pontryagin dual point of view is investigated. A discussion about perspectives of a sandpile group for $\mathbb Z^2$ as a projective limit concludes this work.
title Sandpile group of infinite graphs
topic Group Theory
Mathematical Physics
Combinatorics
Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05346