Eigenvector overlaps of sample covariance matrices with intersecting time periods

Volodymyr Riabov, Konstantin Tikhonov, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud

公開日: 2025/9/29

Abstract

We compute exactly the overlap between the eigenvectors of two large empirical covariance matrices computed over intersecting time intervals, generalizing the results obtained previously for non-intersecting intervals. Our method relies on a particular form of Girko linearisation and extended local laws. We check our results numerically and apply them to financial data.