Random Matrix Theory

Eigenvalue distributions, Wigner semicircle law, and level spacing statistics

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Wigner's semicircle law: for N×N GOE/GUE matrices scaled by 1/√N, eigenvalue density converges to ρ(λ)=(2/π)√(1-λ²) on [-1,1] as N→∞. Level spacing p(s) follows Wigner surmise for correlated (GOE/GUE) ensembles vs Poisson e^{-s} for uncorrelated systems — a signature of quantum chaos.