Distinct-eigenvalue conjecture for subcritical covariance matrices

Let Σn\Sigma_n be the covariance matrix of the length power functionals in the subcritical regime, for n2n\geq 2, with eigenvalues λ1λn\lambda_1\leq\ldots\leq\lambda_n. Distinct-eigenvalue conjecture. The eigenvalues are pairwise distinct:

λiλjfor all ij[n].\lambda_i\neq\lambda_j\quad\text{for all }i\neq j\in[n].

The conjecture is motivated by the question of whether the previously obtained lower and upper eigenvalue bounds are sharp for n3n\geq3; the supplied text gives no resolution of the distinctness claim.

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Primary source

Matthias Reitzner, Tim Römer and Mandala von Westenholz, “Covariance matrices of length power functionals of random geometric graphs – an asymptotic analysis”, arXiv:2207.05450 (2022).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2017–2022). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1709.09011.

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