Universality of the Distribution Functions of Random Matrix Theory. II

This paper is a brief review of recent developments in random matrix theory. Two aspects are emphasized: the underlying role of integrable systems and the occurrence of the distribution functions of random matrix theory in diverse areas of mathematics and physics.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figure

What is good mathematics?

Some personal thoughts and opinions on what ``good quality mathematics'' is, and whether one should try to define this term rigorously. As a case study, the story of Szemer\'edi's theorem is presented.Comment: 12 pages, no figures. To appear, Bull. Amer. Math. So

Transfer operators for coupled analytic maps

We consider analytically coupled circle maps (uniformly expanding and analytic) on the ${\mathbb Z}^d$-lattice with exponentially decaying interaction. We introduce Banach spaces for the infinite-dimensional system that include measures whose finite-dimensional marginals have analytic, exponentially bounded densities. Using residue calculus and ‘cluster expansion’-like techniques we define transfer operators on these Banach spaces. We get a unique (in the considered Banach spaces) probability measure that exhibits exponential decay of correlations