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Noncommutative Laplacian and numerical approximation of Laplace-Beltrami spectrum of compact Riemann surfaces

Published: October 10, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2510.09909v1

By: Damien Tageddine, Jean-Christophe Nave

Potential Business Impact:

Makes computers understand shapes with symmetry.

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Space Travel Transportation

We derive a numerical approximation of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on compact surfaces embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with an axial symmetry. To do so we use a noncommutative Laplace operator defined on the space of finite dimensional hermitian matrices. This operator is derived from a foliation of the surface obtained under an $S^1$-action on the surface. We present numerical results in the case of the sphere and a generic ellipsoid.

Page Count
18 pages

Category
Mathematics:
Numerical Analysis (Math)