Conjecture on block-size ratios for existence of the limiting spectral distribution

Let An\mathbf{A}_n be a random matrix with partition V1,,VmV_1,\ldots,V_m, where νi(n)\nu_i(n) denotes the corresponding block proportions, and suppose

limnmax{ν1(n),,νm(n)}>0.\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\max\{\nu_1(n),\ldots,\nu_m(n)\}>0.

Block-size ratio conjecture. If the limiting spectral distribution (LSD) of An\mathbf{A}_n exists, then

limnνi(n)νj(n)=1\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{\nu_i(n)}{\nu_j(n)}=1

for all i,j[m]i,j\in[m].

The conjecture proposes that, under the stated nondegeneracy condition, existence of an LSD forces all block proportions to become asymptotically equal. The surrounding discussion establishes this behavior in special cases, but the general assertion is presented as a conjecture.

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Wenxue Du, Xueliang Li and Yiyang Li, “The limiting spectral distribution of the generalized Wigner matrix”, arXiv:0906.2040 (2009).

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