title: Random matrices and quantum chaos.
abstract: The theory of random matrices has far-reaching applications in many different areas of mathematics and physics. In this note, we briefly describe the state of the theory and two of the perhaps most surprising appearances of random matrices, namely in the theory of quantum chaos and in the theory of prime numbers.
authors.affiliation: Mathematisches Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Theresienstrasse 39, D-80333 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kriecherbauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marklof
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soshnikov