Asymptotics of bordered Toeplitz determinants and next-to-diagonal Ising correlations (Q2116527)

Let \(\phi\) and \(\psi\) be \(L^1\)-functions on the unit circle. The bordered Toeplitz determinant, \(D_N^B[\phi;\psi]\), is defined as \[ D_N^B[\phi;\psi]:=\det \begin{pmatrix} \phi_0 & \cdots & \phi_{N-2} & \psi_{N-1}\\ \phi_{-1} & \cdots & \phi_{N-3} & \psi_{N-2}\\ \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\ \phi_{1-N} & \cdots & \phi_{-1} & \psi_0 \end{pmatrix} \] where \(\phi_n\) and \(\psi_n\) are the \(n\)-th Fourier coefficients of \(\phi\) and \(\psi\), respectively. Note that \(D_N^B[\phi;\phi]\) defines the Toeplitz determinant associated with \(\phi\). The asymptotics of the Toeplitz determinants are well known due to Szegő-Widom theorem. In this paper, the authors prove that the bordered Toeplitz determinant also possess a similar asymptotic behavior by two different approaches: Riemann-Hilbert formulation and operator theory techniques. The results are applied to describe the asymptotics of the next-to-diagonal correlation functions in lattice Ising model.