Generalized Integer Splines on Arbitrary Graphs

Abstract

Generalized integer splines on a graph $G$ with integer edge weights are integer vertex labelings such that if two vertices share an edge in $G$, the vertex labels are congruent modulo the edge weight. We introduce collapsing operations that reduce any simple graph to a single vertex, carrying with it the edge weight information. This corresponds to a sequence of surjective maps between the associated spline modules, leading to an explicit construction of a module basis in terms of the edge weights.