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Area of Science:

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Random Matrix Theory
  • Quantum Chaos

Background:

  • Investigating spectral statistics of Hermitian random Toeplitz matrices.
  • Understanding eigenvalue distributions in complex and real matrices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically explore spectral statistics of Hermitian random Toeplitz matrices.
  • To determine the applicability of the semi-Poisson distribution.
  • To investigate the origins of intermediate spectral statistics.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical investigation of spectral statistics.
  • Analysis of eigenvalue distributions for complex and real Toeplitz matrices.
  • Comparison with Poisson and semi-Poisson distributions.

Main Results:

  • Complex Toeplitz matrices exhibit eigenvalue statistics well-approximated by the semi-Poisson distribution.
  • This intermediate behavior is linked to slow off-diagonal decay in Fourier-transformed matrices.
  • Real Toeplitz matrices show Poisson-like full spectrum statistics, but subspectra follow semi-Poisson distributions.

Conclusions:

  • The semi-Poisson distribution is a more universal statistical descriptor than previously thought.
  • Intermediate statistics are prevalent in random matrix ensembles.
  • Findings advance the understanding of spectral properties in quantum systems.