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Atypical behaviors of a tagged particle in asymmetric simple exclusion

Mathematical Physics and Probability Seminar

Atypical behaviors of a tagged particle in asymmetric simple exclusion
Series: Mathematical Physics and Probability Seminar
Location: MATH 402
Presenter: Sunder Sethuraman, University of Arizona
Informally, the one dimensional asymmetric simple exclusion process follows a collection of continuous time random walks on Z interacting as follows:  When a clock rings, the particle jumps to the nearest right or left with probabilities p or q=1-p, if that location is unoccupied.  If occupied, the jump is suppressed and clocks start again.   
 

In such a system, the motion of a distinguished or `tagged' particle is of interest.  Starting from a stationary state, we study the `typical' behavior of a tagged particle, conditioned to deviate to an `atypical' position at a fixed time. In the course of results, an `upper tail' large deviation principle is established for the position of the tagged particle.  Also, with respect to `lower tail' events, in the totally asymmetric version, a connection is made with a `nonentropy' solution of the associated hydrodynamic Burgers equation. This is work with S.R.S. Varadhan (arXiv:2311.0780).

 

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