Long-Range Correlated Random Matrices
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| author | Saberi, Abbas Ali Moessner, Roderich |
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| contents | Motivated by the importance ascribed to correlations in random matrices used to model phenomena in various scientific disciplines, we report how algebraic correlations between matrix elements affect the eigenvalue statistics and spectral density of random matrices. These correlations, introduced through a long-range correlated percolation model, decay as a power law $\propto r^{-2H}$, with exponent $H > 0$. As $H$ varies, both the eigenvalue distribution and excess kurtosis undergo qualitative changes. At the threshold $H_c = 3/4$, characterized by emergent Gaussian statistics, a sign change in excess kurtosis marks a transition from a fat-tailed generalized $t$-distribution to one that gradually approaches the standard semicircle law for $H \gg H_c$. Our analytical results, based on scaling analysis and supported by extensive numerical simulations, provide clear predictions and uncover novel spectral regimes in random matrix theory. Our results connect techniques from statistical physics, percolation theory, and random matrix analysis, offering a new perspective on universality in correlated ensembles. |
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| spellingShingle | Long-Range Correlated Random Matrices Saberi, Abbas Ali Moessner, Roderich Statistical Mechanics Other Condensed Matter Mathematical Physics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Motivated by the importance ascribed to correlations in random matrices used to model phenomena in various scientific disciplines, we report how algebraic correlations between matrix elements affect the eigenvalue statistics and spectral density of random matrices. These correlations, introduced through a long-range correlated percolation model, decay as a power law $\propto r^{-2H}$, with exponent $H > 0$. As $H$ varies, both the eigenvalue distribution and excess kurtosis undergo qualitative changes. At the threshold $H_c = 3/4$, characterized by emergent Gaussian statistics, a sign change in excess kurtosis marks a transition from a fat-tailed generalized $t$-distribution to one that gradually approaches the standard semicircle law for $H \gg H_c$. Our analytical results, based on scaling analysis and supported by extensive numerical simulations, provide clear predictions and uncover novel spectral regimes in random matrix theory. Our results connect techniques from statistical physics, percolation theory, and random matrix analysis, offering a new perspective on universality in correlated ensembles. |
| title | Long-Range Correlated Random Matrices |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics Other Condensed Matter Mathematical Physics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22447 |