Level density and level-spacing distributions of random, self-adjoint, non-Hermitian matrices
Abstract
We investigate the level-density and level-spacing distribution of random matrices where is a (diagonal) inner-product and is a random, real symmetric or complex Hermitian matrix with independent entries drawn from a probability distribution with zero mean and finite higher moments. Although not Hermitian, the matrix is self-adjoint with respect to and thus has purely real eigenvalues. We find that the level density is independent of the underlying distribution , is solely characterized by , and therefore generalizes Wigner's semicircle distribution . We find that the level-spacing distributions are independent of , are dependent upon the inner-product and whether is real or complex, and therefore generalize the Wigner's surmise for level spacing. Our results suggest -dependent generalizations of the well-known Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble (GOE) and Gaussian Unitary Ensemble (GUE) classes.
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@article{arxiv.1012.1202,
title = {Level density and level-spacing distributions of random, self-adjoint, non-Hermitian matrices},
author = {Yogesh N. Joglekar and William A. Karr},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.1202},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures, revised text