Determinant growth conjecture for random symmetric matrices

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Let QnQ_n be the random symmetric matrix whose entries take values 11 and −1-1, as in the stated model. Determinant growth conjecture. Almost surely,

∣det⁡Qn∣=n(1/2−o(1))n.|\det Q_n| = n^{(1/2-o(1))n}.

This is the symmetric-matrix analogue of the bound proved by Tao and Vu for the corresponding independent-entry model AnA_n; the conjectured determinant estimate for QnQ_n remains open.

References

Primary source

Kevin Costello, Terence Tao and Van Vu, “Random symmetric matrices are almost surely non-singular”, arXiv:math/0505156 (2005).

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