Cutoff and discrete Product Structure in ASEP

Publication date 31 December 2018

Abstract: We consider the asymmetric simple exclusion process (ASEP) on

m a t h b b Z

with an initial data such that in the large time particle density

h o (c d o t)

a discontinuity at the origin is created, where the value of

h o

jumps from zero to one, but

h o (- v a r e p s i l o n), 1 - h o (v a r e p s i l o n) > 0

for any

v a r e p s i l o n > 0

. We consider the position of a particle

x_{M}

macroscopically located at the discontinuity, and show that its limit law has a cutoff under

t^{1 / 2}

scaling. Inside the discontinuity region, we show that a discrete product limit law arises, which bounds from above the limiting fluctuations of

x_{M}

in the general ASEP, and equals them in the totally ASEP. Note: This preprint has been superseded by arXiv:1906.07711 and is no longer updated.

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