RANDOM-MATRIX THEORY AND 3-DIMENSIONAL QCD

We suggest that the special properties near zero virtuality of three-d imensional QCD follow from a Hermitian random matrix model. The exact spectral density is derived for this family of random matrix models fo r both an even and odd number of fermions. New sum rules for the inver se powers of the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator are obtained. The i ssue of anomalies in random matrix theories is discussed.