The weighted Forman and Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci flow on graphs

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Main Authors: Bai, Shuliang, Liu, Shuang, Lai, Xin
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Published: 2026
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author Bai, Shuliang
Liu, Shuang
Lai, Xin
author_facet Bai, Shuliang
Liu, Shuang
Lai, Xin
contents In this paper, we propose a type of Ricci flow on graphs where the probability distribution for the Lin-Lu-Yau curvature remains constant over time, and also study the related Forman curvature flow. These two curvature flows coincide on trees. We first prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions for both curvature flows in general graphs. Then, we obtain that the normalized curvature flow on trees converges to a constant curvature metric, and under the uniform measure, a complete classification of trees can be obtained based on the convergence results.
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spellingShingle The weighted Forman and Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci flow on graphs
Bai, Shuliang
Liu, Shuang
Lai, Xin
Differential Geometry
In this paper, we propose a type of Ricci flow on graphs where the probability distribution for the Lin-Lu-Yau curvature remains constant over time, and also study the related Forman curvature flow. These two curvature flows coincide on trees. We first prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions for both curvature flows in general graphs. Then, we obtain that the normalized curvature flow on trees converges to a constant curvature metric, and under the uniform measure, a complete classification of trees can be obtained based on the convergence results.
title The weighted Forman and Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci flow on graphs
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02673