Orthogonal Polynomials and Random Matrices: A Riemann-Hilbert Approach (Courant Lecture Notes) - Softcover

Percy Deift

 
9780821826959: Orthogonal Polynomials and Random Matrices: A Riemann-Hilbert Approach (Courant Lecture Notes)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821826956 ISBN 13: 9780821826959
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2000

Synopsis

This volume expands on a set of lectures held at the Courant Institute on Riemann-Hilbert problems, orthogonal polynomials, and random matrix theory. The goal of the course was to prove universality for a variety of statistical quantities arising in the theory of random matrix models. The central question was the following: Why do very general ensembles of random $n {\times} n$ matrices exhibit universal behavior as $n {\rightarrow} {\infty}$? The main ingredient in the proof is the steepest descent method for oscillatory Riemann-Hilbert problems.

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Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821826956
ISBN 13 
9780821826959
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
261