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A NOTE ON RANDOM MATRIX INTEGRALS, MOMENT IDENTITIES, AND CATALAN NUMBERS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

Nicholas M. Katz*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Fine Hall, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544-1000, U.S.A. email nmk@math.princeton.edu
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Abstract

We relate Catalan numbers and Catalan determinants to random matrix integrals and to moments of spin representations of odd orthogonal groups.

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Research Article
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Copyright © University College London 2016 

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