Gaussian symplectic ensemble

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The Gaussian symplectic ensemble is a random matrix ensemble of self-dual quaternionic Hermitian matrices used in random matrix theory to model systems with time-reversal symmetry and strong spin–orbit coupling.

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instanceOf Gaussian ensemble
ensemble in random matrix theory
probability distribution on matrices
random matrix ensemble
abbreviation GSE
belongsToField mathematical physics
quantum chaos
random matrix theory
contrastedWith Gaussian orthogonal ensemble (β = 1) NERFINISHED
Gaussian unitary ensemble (β = 2) NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeDescription ensemble of complex 2N×2N Hermitian matrices with symplectic symmetry constraints
hasApplicationsIn condensed matter physics
nuclear physics
quantum information theory
quantum transport
hasCorrelationFunctions expressible via quaternion determinants
hasDysonClassLabel β = 4
hasDysonIndex 4
hasEdgeStatistics Tracy–Widom distribution of type β = 4 for largest eigenvalue NERFINISHED
hasEigenvalueRepulsionExponent β = 4
hasEigenvalues real
hasGeneralization non-Gaussian symplectic ensembles
hasInvariance invariant under conjugation by compact symplectic group
hasJointEigenvalueDensity proportional to exp(- (β/2) Σ λ_i^2 ) ∏_{i<j} |λ_i - λ_j|^β with β = 4
hasLevelRepulsion P(s) ~ s^4 for small spacing s
hasLevelSpacingStatistics Wigner–Dyson distribution with β = 4
hasMatrixElementsDistribution Gaussian in quaternion components
hasMatrixSizeParameter N
hasMatrixType self-dual quaternionic Hermitian matrices
hasParameter variance of matrix elements
hasProbabilityDensityOnMatrices proportional to exp(- (β/2) Tr H^2 ) with β = 4
hasSpectralMeasure converges to Wigner semicircle law as N → ∞
hasSymmetryClass symplectic symmetry
hasSymmetryGroup compact symplectic group Sp(N)
hasTimeReversalSymmetry true
hasTypicalSymmetryClassLabel class AII in Altland–Zirnbauer classification NERFINISHED
hasUniversalityProperty local eigenvalue statistics are universal in the bulk
introducedBy Freeman Dyson NERFINISHED
introducedInContextOf Dyson threefold way classification NERFINISHED
isCompanionOf Gaussian orthogonal ensemble NERFINISHED
Gaussian unitary ensemble NERFINISHED
isOneOfDysonThreefoldWay yes
isPartOf Wigner–Dyson ensembles NERFINISHED
modelsSystemsWith time-reversal symmetry and strong spin–orbit coupling
relatedTo chiral Gaussian symplectic ensemble
symplectic Lie algebra
usedToModel energy level statistics in complex nuclei
mesoscopic conductors with spin–orbit interaction
quantum systems with half-integer spin and time-reversal symmetry
systems with strong spin–orbit coupling

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Wigner surmise ensembleType Gaussian symplectic ensemble
random matrix theory hasKeyConcept Gaussian symplectic ensemble
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