Duke Mathematical Journal
- Duke Math. J.
- Volume 145, Number 1 (2008), 45-69.
The characteristic polynomial of a random unitary matrix: A probabilistic approach
P. Bourgade, C. P. Hughes, A. Nikeghbali, and M. Yor
Abstract
In this article, we propose a probabilistic approach to the study of the characteristic polynomial of a random unitary matrix. We recover the Mellin-Fourier transform of such a random polynomial, first obtained by Keating and Snaith in [8] using a simple recursion formula, and from there we are able to obtain the joint law of its radial and angular parts in the complex plane. In particular, we show that the real and imaginary parts of the logarithm of the characteristic polynomial of a random unitary matrix can be represented in law as the sum of independent random variables. From such representations, the celebrated limit theorem obtained by Keating and Snaith in [8] is now obtained from the classical central limit theorems of probability theory, as well as some new estimates for the rate of convergence and law of the iterated logarithm-type results
Article information
Source
Duke Math. J., Volume 145, Number 1 (2008), 45-69.
Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 17 September 2008
Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1221656862
Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/00127094-2008-046
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2451289
Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1155.15025
Subjects
Primary: 15A52
Secondary: 60F05: Central limit and other weak theorems 60F15: Strong theorems
Citation
Bourgade, P.; Hughes, C. P.; Nikeghbali, A.; Yor, M. The characteristic polynomial of a random unitary matrix: A probabilistic approach. Duke Math. J. 145 (2008), no. 1, 45--69. doi:10.1215/00127094-2008-046. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1221656862