Gnutzmann–Smilansky–Weber universal nodal-surplus Gaussian conjecture

Let {Γl(β)}β\{\Gamma_{\vec{l}}^{(\beta)}\}_{\beta\nearrow\infty} be any sequence of standard graphs parameterized by their first Betti numbers, with each graph having rationally independent edge lengths. Let σ(β)\sigma^{(\beta)} be the corresponding nodal surplus random variable. Gnutzmann–Smilansky–Weber's conjecture.

σ(β)β2Var(σ(β))βDN(0,1),\frac{\sigma^{(\beta)}-\frac{\beta}{2}}{\sqrt{\operatorname{Var}(\sigma^{(\beta)})}}\xrightarrow[\beta\to\infty]{\mathcal{D}}N(0,1),

where the convergence is in distribution and

Var(σ(β))=O(β).\operatorname{Var}(\sigma^{(\beta)})=\mathcal{O}(\beta).

This is the universal formulation of the nodal-statistics conjecture in terms of nodal surplus. The source proves it for trees of cycles, while the assertion for arbitrary such graph sequences remains open.

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Primary source

Lior Alon, “Quantum graphs – Generic eigenfunctions and their nodal count and Neumann count statistics”, arXiv:2010.03004 (2020).

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