Random Polynomials

A series of five papers by Eric Kostlan

  1. Random polynomials and the statistical fundamental theorem of algebra (1987)
  2. On the distribution of roots of random polynomials (1993)
  3. How many zeros of a random polynomials are real? (with Alan Edelman, 1995)
  4. On the expected number of real roots of a system of random polynomial equations (2000)
  5. On the expected volume of a real algebraic variety (in progress)

and selected papers on matrices

Statistical complexity of numerical linear algebra (1985)
Statistical complexity of dominant eigenvector calculation (1991)
On the spectra of Gaussian matrices (1992)
Matrix cubing is a gradient dynamical system (1993)
How many eigenvalues of a random matrix are real? (with A. Edelman and M. Shub, 1994)