Limiting distribution of eigenvalues in the large sieve matrix

DOI10.4171/JEMS/965MaRDI QIDQ783734zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Florin P. Boca, Maksym Radziwiłł

Publication date 4 August 2020

Published in Journal of the European Mathematical Society (JEMS) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.05843

zbMATH Keywords

correlationseigenvalues distributionFarey fractionslarge sieve matrix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Farey sequences; the sequences (1^k, 2^k, dots) (11B57) Estimates on exponential sums (11L07) Sieves (11N35)

Abstract: The large sieve inequality is equivalent to the bound $lambd{a}_{1}leqslantN+Q^2-1$ for the largest eigenvalue $lambd{a}_1$ of the $N$ by $N$ matrix $A^{star}A$, naturally associated to the positive definite quadratic form arising in the inequality. For arithmetic applications the most interesting range is $Nasymp{Q}^2$. Based on his numerical data Ramar'e conjectured that when $Nsimalpha{Q}^2$ as $Qightarrowinfty$ for some finite positive constant $alpha$, the limiting distribution of the eigenvalues of $A^{star}A$, scaled by $1/N$, exists and is non-degenerate. In this paper we prove this conjecture by establishing the convergence of all moments of the eigenvalues of $A^{star}A$ as $Qightarrowinfty$. Previously only the second moment was known, due to Ramar'e. Furthermore, we obtain an explicit description of the moments of the limiting distribution, and establish that they vary continuously with $alpha$. Some of the main ingredients in our proof include the large-sieve inequality and results on $n$-correlations of Farey fractions.

Review text

Summary: The large sieve inequality is equivalent to the bound \(\lambda_1 \leq N + Q^2-1\) for the largest eigenvalue \(\lambda_1\) of the \(N \times N\) matrix \(A^*A\), naturally associated to the positive definite quadratic form arising in the inequality. For arithmetic applications the most interesting range is \(N \asymp Q^2\). Based on his numerical data Ramaré conjectured that when \(N \sim \alpha Q^2\) as \(Q \to \infty\) for some finite positive constant \(\alpha \), the limiting distribution of the eigenvalues of \(A^*A\), scaled by \(1/N\), exists and is non-degenerate. In this paper we prove this conjecture by establishing the convergence of all moments of the eigenvalues of \(A^*A\) as \(Q\to\infty\). Previously only the second moment was known, due to Ramaré. Furthermore, we obtain an explicit description of the moments of the limiting distribution, and establish that they vary continuously with \(\alpha \). Some of the main ingredients in our proof include the large-sieve inequality and results on \(n\)-correlations of Farey fractions.

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