Limit shape of single-source stochastic sandpiles with $p$-topplings on $\mathbb{Z}$
Abstract
We investigate the limit shape of the single-source model for stochastic sandpiles on the integer line subject to --topplings. In this model, an initial configuration of particles is placed at the origin and stabilized according to a random toppling rule depending on : an unstable vertex sends exactly one particle to its left neighbor with probability , and independently sends exactly one particle to its right neighbor with probability . We prove that as , the macroscopic limit shape of the final stable configuration is a symmetric interval around the origin. Furthermore, by analyzing the center of mass martingale, we establish a central limit theorem for the boundary fluctuations, showing that after proper rescaling, they converge to a Gaussian distribution.
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@article{arxiv.2605.10361,
title = {Limit shape of single-source stochastic sandpiles with $p$-topplings on $\mathbb{Z}$},
author = {David Beck-Tiefenbach and Robin Kaiser and Julia Überbacher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.10361},
year = {2026}
}
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11 pages