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Ji Oon Lee

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Mathematics

About the Lab

Professor Ji Oon Lee's research lab specializes in mathematical physics and probability theory, with a focus on random matrix theory, spectral statistics of large random matrices, and the mean-field limits of many-body quantum systems. The lab investigates the universality of eigenvalue distributions, including Tracy–Widom fluctuations and bulk universality, in Wigner-type random matrices with general additive or multiplicative perturbations. It also studies the convergence of many-body quantum dynamics to nonlinear mean-field equations, such as the Hartree and semi-relativistic Hartree equations, with precise 1/N convergence rates. The work bridges probability, analysis, and mathematical physics, with applications to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.

random matrix theoryeigenvalue statisticsuniversalitymean-field limitsHartree dynamics

Research Overview

Papers
55
Total Citations
508
Papers (5y)
17
Primary Field
Mathematics

Research Output Trend

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Publications per year (5y)
17total
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Citations per year (5y)
12total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|102 citations·2011
Rate of Convergence Towards Hartree Dynamics
Li Chen, Ji Oon Lee, Benjamin Schlein
SJR Q2Journal of Statistical PhysicsOA
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
2
Review|76 citations·2015
Edge universality for deformed Wigner matrices
Ji Oon Lee, Kevin Schnelli
SJR Q2Reviews in Mathematical PhysicsOA

We consider N × N random matrices of the form H = W + V where W is a real symmetric Wigner matrix and V a random or deterministic, real, diagonal matrix whose entries are independent of W. We assume subexponential decay for the matrix entries of W and we choose V so that the eigenvalues of W and V are typically of the same order. For a large class of diagonal matrices V, we show that the rescaled distribution of the extremal eigenvalues is given by the Tracy–Widom distribution F 1 in the limit o

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
3
Article|72 citations·2016
Bulk universality for deformed Wigner matrices
Ji Oon Lee, Kevin Schnelli, Ben Stetler, Horng‐Tzer Yau
SJR Q1The Annals of ProbabilityOA

We consider $N\times N$ random matrices of the form $H=W+V$ where $W$ is a real symmetric or complex Hermitian Wigner matrix and $V$ is a random or deterministic, real, diagonal matrix whose entries are independent of $W$. We assume subexponential decay for the matrix entries of $W$, and we choose $V$ so that the eigenvalues of $W$ and $V$ are typically of the same order. For a large class of diagonal matrices $V$, we show that the local statistics in the bulk of the spectrum are universal in th

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
4
Article|43 citations·2017
Fluctuations of the Free Energy of the Spherical Sherrington–Kirkpatrick Model with Ferromagnetic Interaction
Jinho Baik, Ji Oon Lee
SJR Q1Annales Henri PoincaréOA
Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
5
Article|34 citations·2015
Extremal eigenvalues and eigenvectors of deformed Wigner matrices
Ji Oon Lee, Kevin Schnelli
SJR Q1Probability Theory and Related FieldsOA
Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
6
Article|33 citations·2018
Ferromagnetic to Paramagnetic Transition in Spherical Spin Glass
Jinho Baik, Ji Oon Lee, Hao Wu
SJR Q2Journal of Statistical PhysicsOA
Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
7
Article|30 citations·2011
Rate of convergence in nonlinear Hartree dynamics with factorized initial data
Li Chen, Ji Oon Lee
SJR Q2Journal of Mathematical PhysicsOA

The mean field dynamics of an N-particle weekly interacting Boson system can be described by the nonlinear Hartree equation. In this paper, we present estimates on the 1/N rate of convergence of many-body Schrödinger dynamics to the one-body nonlinear Hartree dynamics with factorized initial data with two-body interaction potential V in \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\begin{document}$L^3 (\mathbb {R}^3)+ L^{\infty } (\mathbb {R}^3)$\end{document}L3(R3)+L∞(R3).

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
8
Article|19 citations·2016
RATE OF CONVERGENCE TOWARDS SEMI-RELATIVISTIC HARTREE DYNAMICS
Ji Oon Lee

We consider the semi-relativistic system of N gravitating Bosons with gravitation constant G. The time evolution of the system is described by the relativistic dispersion law, and we assume the mean-field scaling of the interaction where N → ∞ and G → 0 while GN = λ fixed. In the super-critical regime of large λ, we introduce the regularized interaction where the cutoff vanishes as N → ∞. We show that the difference between the many-body semi-relativistic Schrödinger dynamics and the correspondi

Mathematical PhysicsMathematics
9
Article|16 citations·2019
Gaussian fluctuations for linear spectral statistics of deformed Wigner matrices
Hong Chang Ji, Ji Oon Lee
SJR Q2Random Matrices Theory and Application

We consider large-dimensional Hermitian or symmetric random matrices of the form [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is a Wigner matrix and [Formula: see text] is a real diagonal matrix whose entries are independent of [Formula: see text]. For a large class of diagonal matrices [Formula: see text], we prove that the fluctuations of linear spectral statistics of [Formula: see text] for [Formula: see text] test function can be decomposed into that of [Formula: see text] and of [Formula:

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
10
Preprint|13 citations·2016
Tracy–Widom distribution for the largest eigenvalue of real sample covariance matrices with general population
Ji Oon Lee, Kevin Schnelli
SJR Q1The Annals of Applied ProbabilityOA

We consider sample covariance matrices of the form $\mathcal{Q}=(\Sigma^{1/2}X)(\Sigma^{1/2}X)^{*}$, where the sample $X$ is an $M\times N$ random matrix whose entries are real independent random variables with variance $1/N$ and where $\Sigma$ is an $M\times M$ positive-definite deterministic matrix. We analyze the asymptotic fluctuations of the largest rescaled eigenvalue of $\mathcal{Q}$ when both $M$ and $N$ tend to infinity with $N/M\to d\in(0,\infty)$. For a large class of populations $\Si

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
11
Article|11 citations·2020
Local law and Tracy–Widom limit for sparse stochastic block models
Jong Yun Hwang, Ji Oon Lee, Wooseok Yang
SJR Q1BernoulliOA

We consider the spectral properties of sparse stochastic block models, where $N$ vertices are partitioned into $K$ balanced communities. Under an assumption that the intra-community probability and inter-community probability are of similar order, we prove a local semicircle law up to the spectral edges, with an explicit formula on the deterministic shift of the spectral edge. We also prove that the fluctuation of the extremal eigenvalues is given by the GOE Tracy–Widom law after rescaling and c

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
12
Preprint|9 citations·2020
Free energy of bipartite spherical Sherrington–Kirkpatrick model
Jinho Baik, Ji Oon Lee
SJR Q1Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré Probabilités et StatistiquesOA

Nous considérons l’énergie libre du modèle sphérique bipartite de Sherrington–Kirkpatrick et déterminons l’énergie libre limite à chaque température. Nous prouvons également la convergence de la loi des fluctuations de l’énergie libre à température non critique. La limite est donnée par la distribution Gaussienne pour toutes les températures élevées et par la distribution de Tracy–Widom GOE pour toutes les températures basses. Le résultat est universel et l’analyse est applicable à un cadre plus

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
13
Preprint|8 citations·2017
Local law and Tracy–Widom limit for sparse random matrices
Ji Oon Lee, Kevin Schnelli
SJR Q1Probability Theory and Related FieldsOA
Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
14
Preprint|6 citations·2020
Weak Detection in the Spiked Wigner Model with General Rank
Ji Hyung Jung, Hye Won Chung, Ji Oon Lee
arXiv (Cornell University)OA

We study the statistical decision process of detecting the signal from a `signal+noise' type matrix model with an additive Wigner noise. We propose a hypothesis test based on the linear spectral statistics of the data matrix, which does not depend on the distribution of the signal or the noise. The test is optimal under the Gaussian noise if the signal-to-noise ratio is small, as it minimizes the sum of the Type-I and Type-II errors. Under the non-Gaussian noise, the test can be improved with an

Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics
15
Article|3 citations·2017
Correction to: Fluctuations of the Free Energy of the Spherical Sherrington–Kirkpatrick Model with Ferromagnetic Interaction
Jinho Baik, Ji Oon Lee
SJR Q1Annales Henri PoincaréOA
Statistics and ProbabilityMathematics

Research Areas

Statistics and ProbabilityArtificial IntelligenceMathematical PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Networks and Communications

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