Random Matrices, Random Graphs, and Quantum Chaos: In Honor of Uzy Smilansky’s 85th Birthday
This Special Collection, containing original research along with invited review articles, is dedicated to Uzy Smilansky on his 85th birthday. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Uzy has covered a wide range of physical and mathematical topics, mostly at the interface between classical and quantum mechanics. His work exploring the relationship between spectral and periodic orbit correlations revealed a deep connection to Random Matrix Theory—now an indispensable framework for understanding both single- and many-body quantum chaos. It is precisely these profound ties that the Special Topic aims to highlight, placing emphasis on the latest developments in these fields.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
- Random matrices and their applications in quantum chaos
- Semiclassical approach to quantum chaos
- Quantum graphs, nodal domains and microwave networks
- Dissipative quantum chaos
- Many-body quantum chaos, SYK and other exactly solvable models
Guest Editors
Yan Fyodorov, Department of Mathematics, King’s College London, UK
Sven Gnutzmann, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
Eugene Kanzieper, School of Mathematical Sciences, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel