Strong Szegő Limit Theorems for Multi-Bordered, Framed, and Multi-Framed Toeplitz Determinants

Abstract

This work provides the general framework for obtaining strong Szegő limit theorems for multi-bordered, semi-framed, framed, and multi-framed Toeplitz determinants, extending the results of Basor et al. (2022) beyond the (single) bordered Toeplitz case. For the two-bordered and also the semi-framed Toeplitz determinants, we compute the strong Szegő limit theorems associated with certain classes of symbols, and for the 𝑘-bordered (𝑘 ≥ 3), framed, and multi-framed Toeplitz determinants, we demonstrate the recursive fashion offered by the Dodgson condensation identities via which strong Szegő limit theorems can be obtained. One instance of the appearance of semi-framed Toeplitz determinants is in calculations related to the entanglement entropy for disjoint subsystems in the XX spin chain (Brightmore et al. (2020) and Jin-Korepin (2011)). In addition, in the recent work of Gharakhloo and Liechty (2024) and in an unpublished work of Professor Nicholas Witte, such determinants have found relevance respectively in the study of ensembles of nonintersecting paths and in the study of off-diagonal correlations of the anisotropic square-lattice Ising model. Besides the intrinsic mathematical interest in these structured determinants, the aforementioned applications have further motivated the study of the present work.