Approximation of Fractals by Discrete Graphs: Norm Resolvent and Spectral Convergence

We show a norm convergence result for the Laplacian on a class of pcf self-similar fractals with arbitrary Borel regular probability measure which can be approximated by a sequence of finite-dimensional weighted graph Laplacians. As a consequence other functions of the Laplacians (heat operator, spectral projections etc.) converge as well in operator norm. One also deduces convergence of the spectrum and the eigenfunctions in energy norm.