convolutional graph filters are shift equivariant

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Theorem

graph convolution are shift equivariant.

Let y=H(S)x where S is a shift operator. Suppose x′=Sx. To show shift equivariance, we need to show y′=Sy (ie the output is shifted in the same way the input was).

Proof

y′=H(S)x′=∑k=0K−1hkSk(Sx)=∑k=0K−1hkSk+1x=S∑k=0K−1hkSkx=Sy

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