activity
20242026
collaborators

6 papers

math.CA2026

An Efficient Entropy Flow on Weighted Graphs: Theory and Applications

Juan Zhao, Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang +1

We propose a novel entropy flow on weighted graphs, which provides a principled framework that characterizes the evolution of probability distributions over graph structures while…

cs.SI2025

Finding core subgraphs of directed graphs via discrete Ricci curvature flow

Juan Zhao, Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang +1

Ricci curvature and its associated flow offer powerful geometric methods for analyzing complex networks. While existing research heavily focuses on applications for undirected grap…

math.AP2025

Core detection via Ricci curvature flows on weighted graphs

Juan Zhao, Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang +1

Graph Ricci curvature is crucial as it geometrically quantifies network structure. It pinpoints bottlenecks via negative curvature, identifies cohesive communities with positive cu…

math.AP2025

Piecewise-linear Ricci curvature flows on weighted graphs

Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang

Community detection is an important problem in graph neural networks. Recently, algorithms based on Ricci curvature flows have gained significant attention. It was suggested by Oll…

cs.SI2025

Community detection of hypergraphs by Ricci flow

Yulu Tian, Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang +1

Community detection in hypergraphs is both instrumental for functional module identification and intricate due to higher-order interactions among nodes. We define a hypergraph Ricc…

math.CA2024

Evolution of weights on a connected finite graph

Jicheng Ma, Yunyan Yang

On a connected finite graph, we propose an evolution of weights including Ollivier's Ricci flow as a special case. During the evolution process, on each edge, the speed of change o…