The Monge-Ampère equation on graphs (Preprint)

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Type: Preprint
National /International: International
Title: The Monge-Ampère equation on graphs
Publication Date: 2026-08-23
Authors: - Ahmed Alkhozaae
- Julio D. Rossi
- Aelson Sobral
- José Miguel Urbano
Abstract:

We introduce a version of the Monge-Ampère equation on finite graphs, motivated by nonlinear graph-based interpolation and semi-supervised learning. The operator is defined as the product of discrete analogs of the Hessian eigenvalues, obtained via local order statistics of function values at neighboring vertices. We derive an equivalent Bellman-type formulation of the inhomogeneous Dirichlet problem, establish a comparison principle and uniqueness in the strictly graph-convex class, and investigate existence via Perron's method, identifying certain graph-theoretic obstructions. We also study the homogeneous equation, for which the problem reduces to a nonlinear interpolation rule involving the smallest discrete eigenvalue. Finally, we propose numerical schemes for both the homogeneous and inhomogeneous problems. 

Institution: arXiv:2608.22580
Online version: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.22580
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