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Exact height distributions for the KPZ equation with narrow wedge initial condition

Statistical Mechanics 2015-05-18 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider the KPZ equation in one space dimension with narrow wedge initial condition, h(x,t=0)=x/δh(x,t=0)=- |x|/\delta, δ1\delta\ll 1. Based on previous results for the weakly asymmetric simple exclusion process with step initial conditions, we obtain a determinantal formula for the one-point distribution of the solution h(x,t)h(x,t) valid for any xx and t>0t>0. The corresponding distribution function converges in the long time limit, tt\to\infty, to the Tracy-Widom distribution. The first order correction is a shift of order t1/3t^{-1/3}. We provide numerical computations based on the exact formula.

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@article{arxiv.1002.1879,
  title  = {Exact height distributions for the KPZ equation with narrow wedge initial condition},
  author = {Tomohiro Sasamoto and Herbert Spohn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.1879},
  year   = {2015}
}

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19 pages, 8 figures