Exact height distributions for the KPZ equation with narrow wedge initial condition

Details Exact height distributions for the KPZ equation with narrow wedge initial condition Exact height distributions for the KPZ equation with narrow wedge initial condition

2010-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/1002.1879v2

Nuclear Physics B 834, 523-542 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

19 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

We consider the KPZ equation in one space dimension with narrow wedge initial condition, $h(x,t=0)=- |x|/\delta$, $\delta\ll 1$. Based on previous results for the weakly asymmetric simple exclusion process with step initial conditions, we obtain a determinantal formula for the one-point distribution of the solution $h(x,t)$ valid for any $x$ and $t>0$. The corresponding distribution function converges in the long time limit, $t\to\infty$, to the Tracy-Widom distribution. The first order correction is a shift of order $t^{-1/3}$. We provide numerical computations based on the exact formula.

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