On the spectral theory of negatively curved planar graphs
Matthias Keller
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We give a survey about the spectral consequences of upper bounds on the curvature on planar graphs. A particular focus lies on uniformly decreasing curvature. This case is characterized by purely discrete spectrum for which we present eigenvalue asymptotics, exponential decay of eigenfunctions and absence of compactly supported eigenfunctions.