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, , . 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 valid for any and . The corresponding distribution function converges in the long time limit, , to the Tracy-Widom distribution. The first order correction is a shift of order . 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