Crossover to the KPZ equation (Q425130)

Weakly asymmetric exclusion processes arise as simple models for the growth of random interfaces. The underlying stochastic lattice gas dynamics, with hard core repulsion and a weak asymmetry to the right, breaks the detailed balance conditions which forces the system to exhibit a nontrivial scaling behavior, even in stationary situation. The challenging problem of a limit distribution of the density and that of the particle current are addressed. The crossover regime to the KPZ equation is characterised for a class of one-dimensional weakly asymmetric exclusion processes by the strength asymmetry exponent. It occurs at \(z=3/2\). It is shown that, for \(z \in [1,3/2)\), the density field is a solution of an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck equation, while, for \(z=3/2\), it is an energy solution of the KPZ equation. The corresponding crossover for the current of particles is obtained as well.