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Random polynomials, random matrices, and $L$-functions

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-11 v3 math.MP Number Theory

Abstract

We show that the Circular Orthogonal Ensemble of random matrices arises naturally from a family of random polynomials. This sheds light on the appearance of random matrix statistics in the zeros of the Riemann zeta-function.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0509044,
  title  = {Random polynomials, random matrices, and $L$-functions},
  author = {David W Farmer and Francesco Mezzadri and Nina C Snaith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0509044},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Added background material. Final version. To appear in Nonlinearity