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Salazar, William E. ; Urbina, Juan Diego ; Madroñero, Javier

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 typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleJournal of High Energy Physics
Publisher:Springer Nature
Open Access Type:SCOAP3
Volume:2025
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:5
Date21 May 2025
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics
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10.1007/JHEP05(2025)178DOI
KeywordsAdS-CFT Correspondence, Holography and Condensed Matter Physics (AdS/CMT), Matrix Models, Random Systems
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-790474
Item ID79047

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