2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/94487This paper first surveys the connection of integrable systems of the Painleve type to various distribution functions appearing in Wigner-Dyson random matrix theory. A short discussion is then given of the appearance of these same distributions in other areas of mathematics.11 pages, 3 figuresExactly Solvable and Integrable SystemsMathematical PhysicsUniversality of the distribution functions of random matrix theorytext