Joint distribution of the first and second eigenvalues at the soft edge of unitary ensembles

The density function for the joint distribution of the first and second eigenvalues at the soft edge of unitary ensembles is found in terms of a Painlev? II transcendent and its associated isomonodromic system. As a corollary, the density function for the spacing between these two eigenvalues is similarly characterized.The particular solution of Painlev? II that arises is a double shifted B?cklund transformation of the Hastings?McLeod solution, which applies in the case of the distribution of the largest eigenvalue at the soft edge. Our deductions are made by employing the hard-to-soft edge transition, involving the limit as the repulsion strength at the hard edge a????, to existing results for the joint distribution of the first and second eigenvalue at the hard edge (Forrester and Witte 2007 Kyushu J. Math. 61 457?526). In addition recursions under a???a?+?1 of quantities specifying the latter are obtained. A Fredholm determinant type characterization is used to provide accurate numerics for the distribution of the spacing between the two largest eigenvalues.

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