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Condensation in stochastic lattice gases with size-dependent stationary weights

Probability 2026-03-03 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We consider stochastic lattice gases with stationary product weights and a polynomial perturbation vanishing with the system size that leads to condensation. If the density of particles exceeds a critical value the system phase separates into a bulk with homogeneous distribution of particles and a condensed phase. Depending on parameter values, the latter consists of a single macroscopic cluster or a diverging number of independent clusters on a smaller scale. We establish the condensation transition via the equivalence of ensembles and the main novelty is a derivation of the cluster size distribution using size-biased sampling, generalizing previous work on zero-range and inclusion processes. Simulations of zero-range processes illustrate our theoretical results on the condensate scale and size distribution.

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@article{arxiv.2603.00806,
  title  = {Condensation in stochastic lattice gases with size-dependent stationary weights},
  author = {Joshua Blank and Paul Chleboun and Stefan Grosskinsky and Watthanan Jatuviriyapornchai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.00806},
  year   = {2026}
}

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21 page, 4 figures