Discrete Einstein metrics on trees

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Main Authors: Bai, Shuliang, Cheng, Haoxuan, Hua, Bobo
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author Bai, Shuliang
Cheng, Haoxuan
Hua, Bobo
author_facet Bai, Shuliang
Cheng, Haoxuan
Hua, Bobo
contents We establish the existence and uniqueness of discrete Einstein metrics on trees under Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci curvature using Perron-Frobenius theory. We establish a sharp upper bound for the largest eigenvalue of the associated Ricci matrix in terms of the maximum degree. Turning to structural properties, notably, the existence of a positive-curvature Einstein metric implies the tree must be a caterpillar. Furthermore, these metrics exhibit radial monotonicity, with edge weights decreasing strictly away from the maximal edge.
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spellingShingle Discrete Einstein metrics on trees
Bai, Shuliang
Cheng, Haoxuan
Hua, Bobo
Differential Geometry
53C21
We establish the existence and uniqueness of discrete Einstein metrics on trees under Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci curvature using Perron-Frobenius theory. We establish a sharp upper bound for the largest eigenvalue of the associated Ricci matrix in terms of the maximum degree. Turning to structural properties, notably, the existence of a positive-curvature Einstein metric implies the tree must be a caterpillar. Furthermore, these metrics exhibit radial monotonicity, with edge weights decreasing strictly away from the maximal edge.
title Discrete Einstein metrics on trees
topic Differential Geometry
53C21
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22449