9 research outputs found
Nonequilibrium dynamics of a growing interface
A growing interface subject to noise is described by the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang
equation or, equivalently, the noisy Burgers equation. In one dimension this
equation is analyzed by means of a weak noise canonical phase space approach
applied to the associated Fokker-Planck equation. The growth morphology is
characterized by a gas of nonlinear soliton modes with superimposed linear
diffusive modes. We also discuss the ensuing scaling properties.Comment: 14 pages, 11 figures, conference proceeding; a few corrections have
been adde
Morphology and scaling in the noisy Burgers equation: Soliton approach to the strong coupling fixed point
The morphology and scaling properties of the noisy Burgers equation in one
dimension are treated by means of a nonlinear soliton approach based on the
Martin-Siggia-Rose technique. In a canonical formulation the strong coupling
fixed point is accessed by means of a principle of least action in the
asymptotic nonperturbative weak noise limit. The strong coupling scaling
behaviour and the growth morphology are described by a gas of nonlinear soliton
modes with a gapless dispersion law and a superposed gas of linear diffusive
modes with a gap. The dynamic exponent is determined by the gapless soliton
dispersion law, whereas the roughness exponent and a heuristic expression for
the scaling function are given by the form factor in a spectral representation
of the interface slope correlation function. The scaling function has the form
of a Levy flight distribution.Comment: 5 pages, Revtex file, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Patterns in the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation
We review a recent asymptotic weak noise approach to the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang
equation for the kinetic growth of an interface in higher dimensions. The weak
noise approach provides a many body picture of a growing interface in terms of
a network of localized growth modes. Scaling in 1d is associated with a gapless
domain wall mode. The method also provides an independent argument for the
existence of an upper critical dimension.Comment: 8 pages revtex, 4 eps figure
Canonical phase space approach to the noisy Burgers equation
Presenting a general phase approach to stochastic processes we analyze in
particular the Fokker-Planck equation for the noisy Burgers equation and
discuss the time dependent and stationary probability distributions. In one
dimension we derive the long-time skew distribution approaching the symmetric
stationary Gaussian distribution. In the short time regime we discuss
heuristically the nonlinear soliton contributions and derive an expression for
the distribution in accordance with the directed polymer-replica model and
asymmetric exclusion model results.Comment: 4 pages, Revtex file, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. a reference has
been added and a few typos correcte
Weak noise approach to the logistic map
Using a nonperturbative weak noise approach we investigate the interference
of noise and chaos in simple 1D maps. We replace the noise-driven 1D map by an
area-preserving 2D map modelling the Poincare sections of a conserved dynamical
system with unbounded energy manifolds. We analyze the properties of the 2D map
and draw conclusions concerning the interference of noise on the nonlinear time
evolution. We apply this technique to the standard period-doubling sequence in
the logistic map. From the 2D area-preserving analogue we, in addition to the
usual period-doubling sequence, obtain a series of period doubled cycles which
are elliptic in nature. These cycles are spinning off the real axis at
parameters values corresponding to the standard period doubling events.Comment: 22 pages in revtex and 8 figures in ep
Solitons and diffusive modes in the noiseless Burgers equation: Stability analysis
The noiseless Burgers equation in one spatial dimension is analyzed from the
point of view of a diffusive evolution equation in terms of nonlinear soliton
modes and linear diffusive modes. The transient evolution of the profile is
interpreted as a gas of right hand solitons connected by ramp solutions with
superposed linear diffusive modes. This picture is supported by a linear
stability analysis of the soliton mode. The spectrum and phase shift of the
diffusive modes are determined. In the presence of the soliton the diffusive
modes develop a gap in the spectrum and are phase-shifted in accordance with
Levinson's theorem. The spectrum also exhibits a zero-frequency translation or
Goldstone mode associated with the broken translational symmetry.Comment: 9 pages, Revtex file, 5 figures, to be submitted to Phys. Rev.
Two-Loop Renormalization Group Analysis of the Burgers-Kardar-Parisi-Zhang Equation
A systematic analysis of the Burgers--Kardar--Parisi--Zhang equation in
dimensions by dynamic renormalization group theory is described. The fixed
points and exponents are calculated to two--loop order. We use the dimensional
regularization scheme, carefully keeping the full dependence originating
from the angular parts of the loop integrals. For dimensions less than
we find a strong--coupling fixed point, which diverges at , indicating
that there is non--perturbative strong--coupling behavior for all .
At our method yields the identical fixed point as in the one--loop
approximation, and the two--loop contributions to the scaling functions are
non--singular. For dimensions, there is no finite strong--coupling fixed
point. In the framework of a expansion, we find the dynamic
exponent corresponding to the unstable fixed point, which describes the
non--equilibrium roughening transition, to be ,
in agreement with a recent scaling argument by Doty and Kosterlitz. Similarly,
our result for the correlation length exponent at the transition is . For the smooth phase, some aspects of the
crossover from Gaussian to critical behavior are discussed.Comment: 24 pages, written in LaTeX, 8 figures appended as postscript,
EF/UCT--94/3, to be published in Phys. Rev. E
Canonical phase space approach to the noisy Burgers equation: Probability distributions
We present a canonical phase space approach to stochastic systems described
by Langevin equations driven by white noise. Mapping the associated
Fokker-Planck equation to a Hamilton-Jacobi equation in the nonperturbative
weak noise limit we invoke a {\em principle of least action} for the
determination of the probability distributions. We apply the scheme to the
noisy Burgers and KPZ equations and discuss the time-dependent and stationary
probability distributions. In one dimension we derive the long-time skew
distribution approaching the symmetric stationary Gaussian distribution. In the
short-time region we discuss heuristically the nonlinear soliton contributions
and derive an expression for the distribution in accordance with the directed
polymer-replica and asymmetric exclusion model results. We also comment on the
distribution in higher dimensions.Comment: 18 pages Revtex file, including 8 eps-figures, submitted to Phys.
Rev.
Correlations, soliton modes, and non-Hermitian linear mode transmutation in the 1D noisy Burgers equation
Using the previously developed canonical phase space approach applied to the
noisy Burgers equation in one dimension, we discuss in detail the growth
morphology in terms of nonlinear soliton modes and superimposed linear modes.
We moreover analyze the non-Hermitian character of the linear mode spectrum and
the associated dynamical pinning and mode transmutation from diffusive to
propagating behavior induced by the solitons. We discuss the anomalous
diffusion of growth modes, switching and pathways, correlations in the
multi-soliton sector, and in detail the correlations and scaling properties in
the two-soliton sector.Comment: 50 pages, 15 figures, revtex4 fil