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Fluctuations in Quantum Unique Ergodicity at the Spectral Edge

Probability 2025-10-14 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study the eigenvector mass distribution of an N×NN\times N Wigner matrix on a set of coordinates II satisfying IcN| I | \ge c N for some constant c>0c >0. For eigenvectors corresponding to eigenvalues at the spectral edge, we show that the sum of the mass on these coordinates converges to a Gaussian in the NN \rightarrow \infty limit, after a suitable rescaling and centering. The proof proceeds by a two moment matching argument. We directly compare edge eigenvector observables of an arbitrary Wigner matrix to those of a Gaussian matrix, which may be computed explicitly.

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@article{arxiv.2303.11142,
  title  = {Fluctuations in Quantum Unique Ergodicity at the Spectral Edge},
  author = {Lucas Benigni and Nixia Chen and Patrick Lopatto and Xiaoyu Xie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.11142},
  year   = {2025}
}

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