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Internal fluctuations effects on Fisher waves.

E Moro1

  • 1Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United Kingdom. e.moro1@physics.ox.ac.uk

Physical Review Letters
|December 12, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Internal fluctuations alter reaction-diffusion predictions in multiple dimensions. In dimensions greater than one, interface fluctuations align with the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) universality class, resolving prior discrepancies.

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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • Reaction-diffusion systems model processes with both chemical reactions and spatial spread.
  • Fisher's equation is a standard model for reaction-diffusion, often assuming mean-field behavior.
  • Internal fluctuations can significantly alter system dynamics, especially at interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of internal fluctuations on the A+A<-->A diffusion-limited reaction across various spatial dimensions.
  • To compare observed behavior with mean-field predictions, specifically Fisher's reaction-diffusion equation.
  • To determine if interface dynamics in higher dimensions belong to a known universality class.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations of the diffusion-limited reaction A+A<-->A in d=1 and d>1 spatial dimensions.
  • Analysis of interface fluctuations perpendicular to the direction of motion.
  • Comparison of simulation results with predictions from Fisher's equation and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) model.

Main Results:

  • Internal fluctuations modify mean-field predictions derived from Fisher's equation, even in dimensions greater than one.
  • In d>1, the reaction front exhibits local fluctuations.
  • These fluctuations, when properly defined, are consistent with the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) universality class.

Conclusions:

  • Internal fluctuations play a crucial role in shaping reaction-diffusion interfaces beyond mean-field theory.
  • The Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) universality class accurately describes interface dynamics in higher dimensions for this system.
  • This work reconciles previous observations and clarifies the applicability of KPZ theory to such reaction-diffusion processes.

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