Limiting Behavior of the Largest Eigenvalues of Random Toeplitz Matrices

Sammanfattning: We consider random symmetric Toeplitz matrices of size n. Assuming that the entries on the diagonals are independent centered random variables with finite γ-th moment (γ>2), a law of large numbers is established for the largest eigenvalue. Following the approach of Sen and Virág (2013), in the limit of large n, the largest rescaled eigenvalue is shown to converge to the limit 0.8288... . The background theory is explained and some symmetry results on the eigenvectors of the Toeplitz matrix and an auxiliary matrix are presented. A numerical investigation illustrates the rate of convergence and the oscillatory nature of the eigenvectors of the Toeplitz matrix. Finally, the possibility of proving a limiting distribution for the largest eigenvalue is discussed, and suggestions for future research are made.