Convex Envelopes on Trees

We introduce two notions of convexity for an infinite regular tree. For these two notions we show that given a continuous boundary datum there exists a unique convex envelope on the tree and characterize the equation that this envelope satisfies. We also relate the equation with two versions of the...

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Authors: del Pezzo, Leandro Martin, Frevenza Maestrone, Nicolas Federico, Rossi, Julio Daniel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/136901
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/136901
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:CONVEXITY ON GRAPHS
LAPLACIAN ON GRAPHS
CONVEX ENVELOPES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Summary:We introduce two notions of convexity for an infinite regular tree. For these two notions we show that given a continuous boundary datum there exists a unique convex envelope on the tree and characterize the equation that this envelope satisfies. We also relate the equation with two versions of the Laplacian on the tree. Moreover, for a function defined on the tree, the convex envelope turns out to be the solution to the obstacle problem for this equation.