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Random Hermitian Matrices and Gaussian Multiplicative Chaos

Probability 2017-09-19 v4 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We prove that when suitably normalized, small enough powers of the absolute value of the characteristic polynomial of random Hermitian matrices, drawn from one-cut regular unitary invariant ensembles, converge in law to Gaussian multiplicative chaos measures. We prove this in the so-called L2L^2-phase of multiplicative chaos. Our main tools are asymptotics of Hankel determinants with Fisher-Hartwig singularities. Using Riemann-Hilbert methods, we prove a rather general Fisher-Hartwig formula for one-cut regular unitary invariant ensembles.

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@article{arxiv.1701.03289,
  title  = {Random Hermitian Matrices and Gaussian Multiplicative Chaos},
  author = {Nathanaël Berestycki and Christian Webb and Mo Dick Wong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03289},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Version 3: analysis of the differential identities simplified slightly. Version 4: some errors fixed

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