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On a matrix ensemble for arbitrary complex quantum systems
Salazar, William E., Urbina, Juan Diego
and Madroñero, Javier
(2025)
On a matrix ensemble for arbitrary complex quantum systems.
Journal of High Energy Physics 2025 (5).
Date of publication of this fulltext: 15 Apr 2026 11:42
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79047
Abstract
We present a comprehensive analytical study of a variation of the eigenvector ensemble initially proposed by Deutsch [1, 2] for the foundations of the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH). This ensemble, called the C-ensemble, incorporates additional system-dependent information, enabling the study of complex quantum systems beyond the universal predictions of Random Matrix Theory (RMT). ...
We present a comprehensive analytical study of a variation of the eigenvector ensemble initially proposed by Deutsch [1, 2] for the foundations of the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH). This ensemble, called the C-ensemble, incorporates additional system-dependent information, enabling the study of complex quantum systems beyond the universal predictions of Random Matrix Theory (RMT). Specifically, we focus on how system-specific details influence late-time behavior in correlation functions, such as the spectral form factor, and how explicit Hamiltonian corrections not captured by RMT can be included. We demonstrate the consistency of this ensemble with respect to the universal (Haar) results by showing that it defines a unitary 1-design for arbitrary systems and for strongly chaotic systems it becomes an approximated 2-design. Universal expressions for two- and four-point ensemble-averaged correlation functions are derived, revealing how system-dependent information is spectrally decoupled. Furthermore, we show that for small energy windows, the correlation functions defined by this ensemble reduce to the predictions made by the ETH.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of High Energy Physics | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer Nature | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | SCOAP3 | ||||
| Volume: | 2025 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 5 | ||||
| Date | 21 May 2025 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics | ||||
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| Keywords | AdS-CFT Correspondence, Holography and Condensed Matter Physics (AdS/CMT), Matrix Models, Random Systems | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-790474 | ||||
| Item ID | 79047 |
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