Harish-Chandra-Itzykson-Zuber integral

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Author: Dr. Jean-Bernard Zuber, LPTHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie,FRANCE

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Dr. Jean-Bernard Zuber accepted the invitation on 7 July 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 7 January 2009).

Harish-Chandra-Itzykson-Zuber integral refers to the integral int dU exp tr AUBU* over the unitary group U(N), frequently encountered in the theory of random matrices and applications. It enjoys quite remarkable properties and admits interesting generalizations.

Invited by: Dr. Riccardo Guida, Institut de Physique Théorique; CEA, IPhT; CNRS; Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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