Distinct-eigenvalue conjecture for subcritical covariance matrices

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Let Σn\Sigma_n be the covariance matrix of the length power functionals in the subcritical regime, for n≥2n\geq 2, with eigenvalues λ1≤…≤λn\lambda_1\leq\ldots\leq\lambda_n. Distinct-eigenvalue conjecture. The eigenvalues are pairwise distinct:

λi≠λjfor all i≠j∈[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 n≥3n\geq3; the supplied text gives no resolution of the distinctness claim.

References

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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