2 research outputs found
Cluster size distributions in particle systems with asymmetric dynamics
We present exact and asymptotic results for clusters in the one-dimensional
totally asymmetric exclusion process (TASEP) with two different dynamics. The
expected length of the largest cluster is shown to diverge logarithmically with
increasing system size for ordinary TASEP dynamics and as a logarithm divided
by a double logarithm for generalized dynamics, where the hopping probability
of a particle depends on the size of the cluster it belongs to. The connection
with the asymptotic theory of extreme order statistics is discussed in detail.
We also consider a related model of interface growth, where the deposited
particles are allowed to relax to the local gravitational minimum.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, RevTe
Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics of the Zero-Range Process and Related Models
We review recent progress on the zero-range process, a model of interacting
particles which hop between the sites of a lattice with rates that depend on
the occupancy of the departure site. We discuss several applications which have
stimulated interest in the model such as shaken granular gases and network
dynamics, also we discuss how the model may be used as a coarse-grained
description of driven phase-separating systems. A useful property of the
zero-range process is that the steady state has a factorised form. We show how
this form enables one to analyse in detail condensation transitions, wherein a
finite fraction of particles accumulate at a single site. We review
condensation transitions in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems and also
summarise recent progress in understanding the dynamics of condensation. We
then turn to several generalisations which also, under certain specified
conditions, share the property of a factorised steady state. These include
several species of particles; hop rates which depend on both the departure and
the destination sites; continuous masses; parallel discrete-time updating;
non-conservation of particles and sites.Comment: 54 pages, 9 figures, review articl