Dyson's bulk gap probability asymptotic conjecture

Let Eβbulk(0;(0,s))E_\beta^{\rm bulk}(0;(0,s)) denote the probability that an interval of length ss in the bulk contains no eigenvalues for the beta ensemble. Dyson's conjecture.

Eβbulk(0;(0,s))sexp(β(πs)216+(β21)πs2).E_\beta^{\rm bulk}(0;(0,s)) \mathop{\sim}\limits_{s \to \infty} \exp\left(-\frac{\beta(\pi s)^2}{16}+\left(\frac{\beta}{2}-1\right)\frac{\pi s}{2}\right).

This is the large-ss asymptotic prediction for the bulk gap probability, with the asymptotic expansion understood to the displayed order.

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Peter J. Forrester, “Asymptotics of spacing distributions 50 years later”, arXiv:1204.3225 (2013).

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