Characterization of random matrix eigenvectors for stochastic block model

The eigenvalue spectrum of the adjacency matrix of Stochastic Block Model (SBM) consists of two parts: a finite discrete set of dominant eigenvalues and a continuous bulk of eigenvalues. We characterize analytically the eigenvectors corresponding to the continuous part: the bulk eigenvectors. For symmetric SBM adjacency matrices, the eigenvectors are shown to satisfy two key properties. A modified spectral function of the eigenvalues, depending on the eigenvectors, converges to the eigenvalue spectrum. Its fluctuations around this limit converge to a Gaussian process different from a Brownian bridge. This latter fact disproves that the bulk eigenvectors are Haar distributed.