Exponential moments for disk counting statistics at the hard edge of random normal matrices (Q6187560)

Summary: We consider the multivariate moment generating function of the disk counting statistics of a model Mittag-Leffler ensemble in the presence of a hard wall. Let \(n\) be the number of points. We focus on two regimes: (a) the ``hard edge regime'' where all disk boundaries are at a distance of order \(\frac{1}{n}\) from the hard wall, and (b) the ``semi-hard edge regime'' where all disk boundaries are at a distance of order \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\) from the hard wall. As \(n\to +\infty\), we prove that the moment generating function enjoys asymptotics of the form \[ \begin{aligned} \exp \Big( C_1 n+C_2 \ln n+C_3 + \frac{C_4}{\sqrt{n}}+\mathcal{O}(n^{-\frac{3}{5}})\Big) \qquad \text{for the hard edge}, \\ \exp \Big( C_1 n+C_2 \sqrt{n}+C_3 +\frac{C_4}{\sqrt{n}}+\mathcal{O}\left(\frac{(\ln n)^4}{n}\right)\Big) \quad \text{for the semi-hard edge}. \end{aligned} \] In both cases, we determine the constants \(C_1, \ldots, C_4\) explicitly. We also derive precise asymptotic formulas for all joint cumulants of the disk counting function, and establish several central limit theorems. Surprisingly, and in contrast to the ``bulk'', ``soft edge'', and ``semi-hard edge'' regimes, the second and higher order cumulants of the disk counting function in the ``hard edge'' regime are proportional to \(n\) and not to \(\sqrt{n}\).