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Replica Bethe Ansatz solution to the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation on the half-line

Authors :
Alexandre Krajenbrink, Pierre Le Doussal
Source :
SciPost Physics, Vol 8, Iss 3, p 035 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
SciPost, 2020.

Abstract

We consider the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation for the stochastic growth of an interface of height $h(x,t)$ on the positive half line with boundary condition $\partial_x h(x,t)|_{x=0}=A$. It is equivalent to a continuum directed polymer (DP) in a random potential in half-space with a wall at $x=0$ either repulsive $A>0$, or attractive $A - \frac{1}{2}$ the large time PDF is the GSE Tracy-Widom distribution. For $A= \frac{1}{2}$, the critical point at which the DP binds to the wall, we obtain the GOE Tracy-Widom distribution. In the critical region, $A+\frac{1}{2} = \epsilon t^{-1/3} \to 0$ with fixed $\epsilon = \mathcal{O}(1)$, we obtain a transition kernel continuously depending on $\epsilon$. Our work extends the results obtained previously for $A=+\infty$, $A=0$ and $A=- \frac{1}{2}$.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25424653
Volume :
8
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
SciPost Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.959116e49c9748699152377e426c46f6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.8.3.035