Random Matrices: the Distribution of the Smallest Singular Values

Let ξ be a real-valued random variable of mean zero and variance 1. Let Mn(ξ) denote the n × n random matrix whose entries are iid copies of ξ and σn(Mn(ξ)) denote the least singular value of Mn(ξ). The quantity σn(Mn(ξ))2 is thus the least eigenvalue of the Wishart matrix \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${M_nM_n^\ast}$$\end{document}.