Spatial Structure in Low Dimensions for Diffusion Limited Two-Particle Reactions
Bramson, Maury ; Lebowitz, Joel L.
Ann. Appl. Probab., Tome 11 (2001) no. 2, p. 121-181 / Harvested from Project Euclid
Consider the system of particles on Zd where particles are of two types, A and B, and execute simple random walks in continuous time. Particles do not interact with their own type, but when a type A particle meets a type B particle, both disappear. Initially, particles are assumed to be distributed according to homogeneous Poisson random fields, with equal intensities for the two types. This system serves as a model for the chemical reaction A ∑ B → inert. In Bramson and Lebowitz [7], the densities of the two types of particles were shown to decay asymptotically like 1/td/4 for d<4 and 1/t for d > 4, as t → ∞. This change in behavior from low to high dimensions corresponds to a change in spatial structure. In d<4, particle types segregate, with only one type present locally. After suitable rescaling, the process converges to a limit, with density given by a Gaussian process. In d>4, both particle types are, at large times, present locally in concentrations not depending on the type, location or realization. In d=4, both particle types are present locally, but with varying concentrations. Here, we analyze this behavior in d<4; the behavior for d=4 will be handled in a future work by the authors.
Publié le : 2001-02-14
Classification:  diffusion limited reaction,  annihilating random walks,  asymptotic densities,  spatial structure,  60K35
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Bramson, Maury; Lebowitz, Joel L. Spatial Structure in Low Dimensions for Diffusion Limited Two-Particle Reactions. Ann. Appl. Probab., Tome 11 (2001) no. 2, pp.  121-181. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/998926989/