TY - JOUR ID - Kurasov2010 LB - Kurasov2010 AU - Kurasov, Pavel AU - Nowaczyk, Marlena TI - Geometric properties of quantum graphs and vertex scattering matrices ST - Geometric properties of quantum graphs and vertex scattering matrices JO - Opuscula Math. JA - Opuscula Math. JF - Opuscula Mathematica PY - 2010 VL - 30 IS - 3 SP - 295 EP - 309 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2010.30.3.295 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2010.30.3.295 AB - Differential operators on metric graphs are investigated. It is proven that vertex matching (boundary) conditions can be successfully parameterized by the vertex scattering matrix. Two new families of matching conditions are investigated: hyperplanar Neumann and hyperplanar Dirichlet conditions. Using trace formula it is shown that the spectrum of the Laplace operator determines certain geometric properties of the underlying graph. KW - scattering theory KW - quantum graphs KW - matching (boundary) conditions SN - 1232-9274 ER -