The Spectrum of the Singular Values of Z-Shaped Graph Matrices

Abstract

Graph matrices are a type of matrix which has played a crucial role in analyzing the sum of squares hierarchy on average case problems. However, except for rough norm bounds, little is known about graph matrices. In this paper, we take a step towards better understanding graph matrices by determining the limiting distribution of the spectrum of the singular values of Z-shaped graph matrices. We then give a partial generalization of our results for $m$-layer Z-shaped graph matrices.