Universality for 1 d random band matrices

Mariya Shcherbina, Tatyana Shcherbina

Published 2019-10-07Version 1

We consider 1d random Hermitian $N\times N$ block band matrices consisting of $W\times W$ random Gaussian blocks (parametrized by $j,k \in\Lambda=[1,n]\cap \mathbb{Z}$, $N=nW$) with a fixed entry's variance $J_{jk}=W^{-1}(\delta_{j,k}+\beta\Delta_{j,k})$ in each block. Considering the limit $W, n\to\infty$, we prove that the behaviour of the second correlation function of such matrices in the bulk of the spectrum, as $W\gg \sqrt{N}$, is determined by the Wigner -- Dyson statistics. The method of the proof is based on the rigorous application of supersymmetric transfer matrix approach developed in [Shcherbina, M., Shcherbina, T.:Universality for 1d random band matrices: sigma-model approximation, J.Stat.Phys. 172, p. 627 -- 664 (2018)]