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SUMMARY:Universality for Wigner random matrices - Professor Terence Tao\, 
 UCLA
DTSTART:20120518T110000Z
DTEND:20120518T120000Z
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CONTACT:Amy Dittrich
DESCRIPTION:Wigner random matrices are a basic example of a Hermitian rand
 om matrix model\, in which the upper-triangular entries are jointly indepe
 ndent.  The most famous example of a Wigner random matrix is the\nGaussian
  Unitary Ensemble (GUE)\, which is particularly amenable to study due to i
 ts rich algebraic structure.  In particular\, the fine-scale distribution 
 of the eigenvalues is completely understood. There has been much recent pr
 ogress on extending these distribution\nlaws to more general Wigner matric
 es\, a phenomenon sometimes referred to as _universality_.  In this talk w
 e will discuss recent work of Van Vu and myself on establishing several ca
 ses of this universality\nphenomenon\, as well as parallel work of Erdos\,
  Schlein\, and Yau.
LOCATION:Babbage Lecture Theatre
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