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Complexity of random smooth functions on compact manifolds

Differential Geometry 2014-03-18 v4 Probability

Abstract

We relate the distribution of eigenvalues of a random symmetric matrix in the Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble to the distribution of critical values of a random linear combination of eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on a compact Riemann manifold. We then prove a central limit theorem describing what happens when the dimension of the manifold is very large.

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@article{arxiv.1201.4972,
  title  = {Complexity of random smooth functions on compact manifolds},
  author = {Liviu I. Nicolaescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.4972},
  year   = {2014}
}

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23 pages, LaTex, to appear Indiana U. Math. J

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