Towards optimal spectral gaps in large genus

Abstract

We show that the Weil-Petersson probability that a random surface has first eigenvalue of the Laplacian less than $3/16-\epsilon$ goes to zero as the genus goes to infinity.

35 pages. Comments welcome. v3: Revisions based on referee comments

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