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Flux fluctuations in the one dimensional nearest neighbors symmetric simple exclusion process

Probability 2011-11-10 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let J(t)J(t) be the the integrated flux of particles in the symmetric simple exclusion process starting with the product invariant measure νρ\nu_\rho with density ρ\rho. We compute its rescaled asymptotic variance: limtt1/2\VJ(t)=2/π(1ρ)ρ \lim_{t\to\infty} t^{-1/2} \V J(t) = \sqrt{2/\pi} (1-\rho)\rho Furthermore we show that t1/4J(t)t^{-1/4}J(t) converges weakly to a centered normal random variable with this variance. From these results we compute the asymptotic variance of a tagged particle in the nearest neighbor case and show the corresponding central limit theorem, results previously proven by Arratia.

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@article{arxiv.math/0103233,
  title  = {Flux fluctuations in the one dimensional nearest neighbors symmetric simple exclusion process},
  author = {A. De Masi and P. A. Ferrari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0103233},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

7 pages. A short discussion about the relationship of the flux fluctuations and the equilibrium density fluctuation fields was added at the end