Inter-relationships between orthogonal, unitary and symplectic matrix ensembles

Abstract

We consider the following problem: When do alternate eigenvalues taken from a matrix ensemble themselves form a matrix ensemble? More precisely, we classify all weight functions for which alternate eigenvalues from the corresponding orthogonal ensemble form a symplectic ensemble, and similarly classify those weights for which alternate eigenvalues from a union of two orthogonal ensembles forms a unitary ensemble. Also considered are the $k$-point distributions for the decimated orthogonal ensembles.