Roots of Kostlan polynomials: moments, strong law of large numbers and central limit theorem (Q2077202)

The authors study the number of real roots of a Kostlan random polynomial of degree \(d\) in one variable. These random polynomials are also known as elliptic polynomials in the literature [\textit{M. Sodin} and \textit{B. Tsirelson}, Isr. J. Math. 144, 125--149 (2004; Zbl 1072.60043)] The roots of such a polynomial form a random subset of \(\mathbb R\) denoted by \(Z_d.\) The authors consider the counting measure of the set of real roots of such polynomials and compute the large degree asymptotics of the central moments of these random variables. As a consequence, it is obtained a strong law of large numbers and a central limit theorem. In particular, the real roots of a Kostlan polynomial almost surely equidistribute as the degree diverges.