Spectral rigidity of random covers of compact hyperbolic surfaces
- đ¤ Speaker: Elena Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 14 May 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute
Abstract
Let $X$ be a compact hyperbolic surface and let $X_n$ be a degree $n$ random cover. We show that, with high probability, the distribution of eigenvalues of the Laplacian on $X_n$ converges to the spectral measure of the hyperbolic plane with polynomially decaying error. We also obtain an improved $L^{\infty}$ bound on the eigenfunctions. Our proof relies on the Selberg (pre-)trace formula and a variant of the polynomial method. This is joint work with Zhongkai Tao.
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Elena Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Thursday 14 May 2026, 15:30-16:30