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Some analytical methods in probability theory

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http://doi.org/10.7298/ejhe-he35
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/115761
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Cornell Theses and Dissertations
Author
Xian, Tianhao
Abstract

This thesis studies the asymptotic behavior of two canonical ensembles: the fluctuations of the linear statistics of $\beta$-ensemble and the normalizability of the Gibbs measure associated with nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS). Both models exhibit a formal distribution of the form: $e^{-\beta \mathcal{H(x)}}dx$. The underlying heuristic idea for both models involves expanding the Hamiltonian around its minimizer $x_0$: $\begin{align*} \mathcal{H}(x) \approx \mathcal{H}(x_0)+ \langle{x-x_0, \nabla^2 \mathcal{H}(x_0) (x-x_0)}\rangle, \end{align*}$ which leads to an approximation of the models by $e^{\langle{x-x_0, \nabla^2 \mathcal{H}(x_0) (x-x_0)\rangle}}dx$. However, the rigorous executions of these ideas differ and are more intricate. In Chapter 1, the fluctuation of the linear statistics for $\beta$-ensembles is illustrated through a novel covariance formula and central limit theorem (CLT). The result is realized by a random walk representation and a homogenization argument assisted with a derivative heat kernel estimate. In Chapter 2, we prove the normalizability of Gibbs measure associated with radial focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) on the 2-dimensional disc $\mathbb D$, at critical mass threshold. The result is proved by meticulously expanding the Hamiltonian at the solution manifold and performing a spectrum analysis for the operator related to the quadratic form of $\nabla^2\mathcal{H}$.

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102 pages
Date Issued
2023-12
Keywords
Gibbs measure
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Random Matrix Theory
Committee Chair
Sosoe, Philippe
Committee Member
Saloff-Coste, Laurent
Muscalu, Florin
Degree Discipline
Mathematics
Degree Name
Ph. D., Mathematics
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
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Attribution 4.0 International
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis
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https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16454760

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