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Double-scaled bosonic and fermionic embedded ensembles, complex SYK, and the dual Hilbert space

Jarod Tall , Steven Tomsovic
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keywords embedded ensemblesdouble-scaled limitSachdev-Ye-Kitaev modelWick productchord Hilbert spacebosonic systemsfermionic systemscomplex SYK
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Double-scaled embedded ensembles for bosons and fermions match the double-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model.

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The paper derives the density of states together with the two- and four-point functions for double-scaled embedded random ensembles built from both fermions and bosons. It demonstrates that these quantities coincide exactly with those of the double-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, thereby placing bosonic systems inside the same universality class previously known only for fermions. The derivations rest on the definition of a Wick product for non-commuting Gaussian random variables; once this product is available, moments and correlation functions follow directly in the energy basis. The same construction is shown to be equivalent to normal ordering of q-oscillators, which supplies an explicit duality between the moment problem and expectation values in the chord Hilbert space. Embedded ensembles are further identified with complex SYK at fixed charge, and the direct ensemble treatment shortens the usual SYK derivations.

Core claim

In the double-scaled limit the embedded ensembles for bosons and fermions possess identical density of states and n-point correlation functions to the double-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model. The equivalence is obtained by defining the Wick product of the underlying non-commuting Gaussian random variables. This product coincides with normal ordering of q-oscillators and thereby establishes a duality that maps moments of the double-scaled models onto expectation values in the chord Hilbert space. Operator probes are introduced as a second set of oscillators to extend the duality to arbitrary n-point functions. Working directly with embedded ensembles is equivalent to complex SYK at fixed charge

What carries the argument

The Wick product of non-commuting Gaussian random variables, shown to be identical to normal ordering of q-oscillators, which directly yields the density of states, computes n-point functions in the energy basis, and realizes the duality with the chord Hilbert space.

If this is right

  • Both bosonic and fermionic embedded ensembles belong to the double-scaled universality class.
  • The density of states and all n-point functions of complex SYK at fixed charge can be obtained from the embedded-ensemble formulation.
  • The chord-Hilbert-space duality supplies an alternative route to spectral statistics and correlation functions.
  • Higher-point functions follow by treating additional operator probes as further oscillator sets.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same Wick-product construction may apply to other random-matrix ensembles whose variables fail to commute.
  • The chord-space representation could be used to study the approach to the double-scaled limit at finite system size.
  • Numerical sampling of embedded ensembles might become a practical route to SYK-like observables once the Wick product is implemented.

Load-bearing premise

The derivations assume that a Wick product can be consistently defined for the non-commuting Gaussian variables and that agreement of moments or correlation functions in the double-scaled limit is sufficient to establish equivalence between the embedded ensembles and the SYK model.

What would settle it

An explicit calculation of the four-point function in a double-scaled bosonic embedded ensemble that differs from the known double-scaled SYK result would disprove the claimed equivalence.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.14522 by Jarod Tall, Steven Tomsovic.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: The three chord diagrams for the fourth order momen [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Example of counting open chords for the ABCAC B diagram term in the 6th moment. where we used Eq. (A.12). The crossed 4-point function is then Ocr ossed(E1 , E2 , E3 , E4 |ρ1 ,ρ2 ) = ρ12× O(E1 , E2 |ρ2 )O(E3 , E4 |ρ2 )O(E2 , E3 |ρ1 )O(E1 , E4 |ρ1 ) (ρ1 e −i(θ2+θ3 ) ,ρ2ρ1 e i(θ3±θ1 ) ,ρ2ρ1 e i(θ2±θ4 ) )∞ (ρ1ρ 2 2 e i(θ2+θ3 ) ,ρ 2 1 )∞ 8W7 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Application of the transfer matrix on a state of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p029_3.png] view at source ↗
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We derive the density of states and $2$- and $4$-point functions of embedded ensembles for both fermions and bosons in the double-scaled limit. It is shown the models are equivalent to the double-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, expanding the double-scaled universality class to include both fermionic and bosonic systems. The models can be solved by introducing the Wick product of non-commuting Gaussian random variables. We show that deriving the Wick product is sufficient for computing the density of states, and properties of the Wick product can be used to compute $n$-point functions directly in the energy basis. In this context, the Wick product is equivalent to normal ordering of $q$-oscillators, which leads to the duality between moments of double-scaled models and expectation values in the chord Hilbert space. By considering operator probes as a second set of oscillators, we extend the duality to compute $n$-point functions. Embedded ensembles are equivalent to complex SYK at fixed charge, and we show working directly with embedded ensembles streamlines the derivations.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper derives the density of states and 2- and 4-point functions for double-scaled bosonic and fermionic embedded ensembles. It shows equivalence to the double-scaled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model by introducing the Wick product of non-commuting Gaussian random variables, which is equivalent to normal ordering of q-oscillators. This yields a duality between moments and chord Hilbert space expectation values, enabling n-point function computations in the energy basis. The work also equates embedded ensembles to complex SYK at fixed charge.

Significance. If the central derivations hold, the result meaningfully enlarges the double-scaled universality class to bosonic systems and supplies a new computational tool via the Wick product and chord duality. Explicit derivations of DOS and low-order correlators, together with the operator-probe extension, strengthen the connection between embedded ensembles and SYK-like models.

major comments (2)
  1. [Section introducing the Wick product and its moment-generating properties] The equivalence to double-scaled SYK rests on the Wick product reproducing the full moment hierarchy of the embedded ensembles. The abstract and derivations establish this only through the density of states and up to 4-point functions; an explicit check that higher moments (e.g., 6-point) match without extraneous relations from the non-commutativity prescription is required to confirm the claim is not limited to low orders.
  2. [Paragraphs linking the Wick product to q-oscillator normal ordering and the chord Hilbert space] The statement that the Wick product is equivalent to normal ordering of q-oscillators (thereby inheriting the chord-diagram duality) needs a self-contained derivation showing that the operator algebra of the embedded model is preserved exactly, without additional commutation relations introduced by the non-commuting Gaussian definition.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Introduction and abstract] Clarify the precise double-scaling parameters (e.g., N and q scaling) under which the bosonic and fermionic cases are treated uniformly.
  2. [Discussion of prior work] Add a brief comparison table or statement contrasting the new Wick-product approach with existing moment-matching techniques in the SYK literature.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the constructive comments. We address the two major comments point by point below. Both points identify areas where additional explicit derivations would strengthen the presentation, and we agree to revise the manuscript accordingly.

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  1. Referee: [Section introducing the Wick product and its moment-generating properties] The equivalence to double-scaled SYK rests on the Wick product reproducing the full moment hierarchy of the embedded ensembles. The abstract and derivations establish this only through the density of states and up to 4-point functions; an explicit check that higher moments (e.g., 6-point) match without extraneous relations from the non-commutativity prescription is required to confirm the claim is not limited to low orders.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification beyond four-point functions would make the equivalence more robust. Although the density of states already encodes the complete moment hierarchy of the Hamiltonian and the Wick product is constructed to reproduce the embedded ensemble moments at all orders, we will add an explicit computation of the six-point function in the revised manuscript. This calculation will confirm that the non-commuting Gaussian prescription introduces no extraneous relations and that the moments match those of double-scaled complex SYK at this order as well. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Paragraphs linking the Wick product to q-oscillator normal ordering and the chord Hilbert space] The statement that the Wick product is equivalent to normal ordering of q-oscillators (thereby inheriting the chord-diagram duality) needs a self-contained derivation showing that the operator algebra of the embedded model is preserved exactly, without additional commutation relations introduced by the non-commuting Gaussian definition.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the current presentation states the equivalence to q-oscillator normal ordering but does not provide a fully self-contained derivation of the operator algebra. In the revision we will expand the relevant section to include a direct proof that the commutation relations generated by the Wick product of non-commuting Gaussians coincide exactly with those of the q-deformed oscillators, without introducing any additional relations. This will make the inheritance of the chord Hilbert space duality fully rigorous and independent of the low-order checks. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivations start from embedded ensembles and compute equivalence independently.

full rationale

The paper begins with the definition of embedded ensembles for bosons and fermions, derives the density of states and low-order correlation functions in the double-scaled limit, and introduces the Wick product as a computational device whose properties are then used to obtain n-point functions and the chord-diagram duality. Equivalence to double-scaled SYK is obtained by explicit matching of these computed quantities rather than by fitting parameters or redefining the input ensemble. No load-bearing step reduces to a self-citation, an ansatz smuggled via prior work, or a uniqueness theorem imported from the authors' own earlier papers. The construction is self-contained against the original ensemble moments and does not rename known results as new predictions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on the definition and properties of the Wick product and the double-scaled limit assumptions, with no free parameters explicitly fitted mentioned in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Gaussian random variables in embedded ensembles follow standard statistical properties in the double-scaled limit.
    The paper relies on properties of random matrices and Gaussian distributions for the ensembles.
invented entities (1)
  • Wick product of non-commuting Gaussian random variables no independent evidence
    purpose: To compute density of states and n-point functions in the energy basis.
    Introduced as a new tool in this context, equivalent to normal ordering of q-oscillators.

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