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Free Multiplicative Convolution and Erlang Moments in Monitored Quantum Transport

Probability 2026-07-06 v1 Mathematical Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We study the transmission eigenvalues of monitored Haar products BL=(PSL)(PSL1)(PS1), B_L=(PS_L)(PS_{L-1})\cdots(PS_1), where the SiS_i are independent Haar unitaries and PP is a deterministic projection. For fixed LL, we prove that the empirical eigenvalue distribution of BLBLB_L^\dagger B_L converges to νcL\nu_c^{\boxtimes L}, where νc=(1c)δ1+cδ0\nu_c=(1-c)\delta_1+c\delta_0. We then take the free small-loss limit and identify the limiting law by Sμτ(z)=exp(τ1+z). S_{\mu_\tau}(z)=\exp\left(\frac{\tau}{1+z}\right). Lagrange inversion gives explicit Erlang-type moments, explaining the polynomials appearing in Beenakker's recursion. We also record spectral consequences, including the atom μτ({1})=(1τ)+\mu_\tau(\{1\})=(1-\tau)_+ and the real branch point τe1τ\tau \mathrm{e}^{1-\tau}, and formulate the diagonal scaling LτNL\sim\tau N, c=1/Nc=1/N, as a quantitative convergence problem supported by low-order moment checks.

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@article{arxiv.2607.05693,
  title  = {Free Multiplicative Convolution and Erlang Moments in Monitored Quantum Transport},
  author = {Joon Hyung Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.05693},
  year   = {2026}
}

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