Characteristic polynomial of generalized Ewens random permutations

We show the convergence of the characteristic polynomial for random permutation matrices sampled from the generalized Ewens distribution. Under this distribution, the measure of a given permutation depends only on its cycle structure, according to certain weights assigned to each cycle length. The proof is based on uniform control of the characteristic polynomial using results from the singularity analysis of generating functions, together with the convergence of traces to explicit random variables expressed via a Poisson family. The limit function is the exponential of a Poisson series which has already appeared in the case of uniform permutation matrices. It is the Poisson analog of the Gaussian Holomorphic Chaos, related to the limit of characteristic polynomials for other matrix models such as Circular Ensembles, i.i.d. matrices, and Gaussian elliptic matrices.

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Electronic Communications in Probability
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1214/25-ecp746
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Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
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Characteristic polynomial of generalized Ewens random permutations

Quentin François
Electronic Communications in Probability
Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
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Characteristic polynomial of generalized Ewens random permutations

Quentin François
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Abstract

We show the convergence of the characteristic polynomial for random permutation matrices sampled from the generalized Ewens distribution. Under this distribution, the measure of a given permutation depends only on its cycle structure, according to certain weights assigned to each cycle length. The proof is based on uniform control of the characteristic polynomial using results from the singularity analysis of generating functions, together with the convergence of traces to explicit random variables expressed via a Poisson family. The limit function is the exponential of a Poisson series which has already appeared in the case of uniform permutation matrices. It is the Poisson analog of the Gaussian Holomorphic Chaos, related to the limit of characteristic polynomials for other matrix models such as Circular Ensembles, i.i.d. matrices, and Gaussian elliptic matrices.

Electronic Communications in ProbabilityVol. 30(none)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Centre de Recherche en Mathématiques de la Décision (FR), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (FR), École Normale Supérieure - PSL (FR), Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay (FR), Département de mathématiques et applications (FR), Université Paris Dauphine-PSL (FR)
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