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Yuki Minami1, Hiroyoshi Nakano2, Keiji Saito3
1Gifu University, Faculty of Engineering, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
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We present a symmetry-based formulation of nonlinear fluctuating hydrodynamics (NFH) for one-dimensional many-particle systems with generic homogeneous nearest-neighbor interactions. We derive the hydrodynamic equations solely from symmetry and conservation principles, ensuring full consistency with thermalization. Using the dynamic renormalization group, we identify a Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ)-type fixed point, characterized by the dynamical exponent z=3/2 for both the sound and heat modes. Extensive numerical simulations of the derived NFH equations confirm this exponent and further reveal that both modes are close to the universal KPZ scaling function-the Prähofer-Spohn function. These findings establish a unified, symmetry-based framework for understanding universal transport and fluctuation phenomena in one-dimensional nonequilibrium systems, independent of microscopic details.
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