Introduction to the Supersymmetry Method for the Gaussian Random-Matrix Ensembles

Abstract

This article is intended to provide a pedagogical introduction to the supersymmetry method for performing ensemble-averaging in Gaussian random-matrix theory. The method is illustrated by a detailed calculation of the simplest non-trivial physical quantity, namely, the second-order correlation in the density of states for two different energies within the spectrum (commonly known as the density-density correlator) for a system described by a random Hamiltonian matrix belonging to the Gaussian unitary ensemble.