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Localisation Transition of A Dynamic Reaction Front

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-28 v2

Abstract

We study the reaction-diffusion process A+BA+B\to \emptyset with injection of each species at opposite boundaries of a one-dimensional lattice and bulk driving of each species in opposing directions with a hardcore interaction. The system shows the novel feature of phase transitions between localised and delocalised reaction zones as the injection rate or reaction rate is varied. An approximate analytical form for the phase diagram is derived by relating both the domain of reactants AA and the domain of reactants BB to asymmetric exclusion processes with open boundaries, a system for which the phase diagram is known exactly, giving rise to three phases. The reaction zone width ww is described by a finite size scaling form relating the early time growth, relaxation time and saturation width exponents. In each phase the exponents are distinct from the previously studied case where the reactants diffuse isotropically.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9610099,
  title  = {Localisation Transition of A Dynamic Reaction Front},
  author = {M. J. E. Richardson and M. R. Evans},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9610099},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, latex, uses epsf

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