A global large deviation principle for discrete $β$-ensembles

Abstract: We consider discrete $\beta$-ensembles, as introduced by Borodin, Gorin and Guionnet in (Publications math{\' e}matiques de l'IH{\' E}S 125, 1-78, 2017). Under general assumptions, we establish a large deviation principle for the empirical (or spectral) measures corresponding to these models. Our results apply in the cases when the potential of the model depends on the number of particles, and/or has slow growth near infinity, leading to an equilibrium measure with infinite support.