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Long-range correlations in a locally driven exclusion process

Statistical Mechanics 2014-11-18 v1

Abstract

We show that the presence of a driven bond in an otherwise diffusive lattice gas with simple exclusion interaction results in long-range density-density correlation in its stationary state. In dimensions d>1d>1 we show that in the thermodynamic limit this correlation decays as C(r,s)(r2+s2)dC(r,s)\sim (r^2+s^2)^{-d} at large distances rr and ss away from the drive with rs>>1|r-s|>>1. This is derived using an electrostatic analogy whereby C(r,s)C(r,s) is expressed as the potential due to a configuration of electrostatic charges distributed in 2d2d-dimension. At bulk density ρ=1/2\rho=1/2 we show that the potential is that of a localized quadrupolar charge. At other densities the same is correct in leading order in the strength of the drive and is argued numerically to be valid at higher orders.

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@article{arxiv.1402.6669,
  title  = {Long-range correlations in a locally driven exclusion process},
  author = {Tridib Sadhu and Satya N. Majumdar and David Mukamel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6669},
  year   = {2014}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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