Dynamic correlations in the conserved Manna sandpile

TL;DR

This paper investigates the dynamic correlations and fluctuation behaviors in the one-dimensional conserved Manna sandpile, revealing subdiffusive growth, anomalous suppression near criticality, and a new relation linking self-diffusion, activity, and density.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework for understanding dynamic correlations and fluctuation relations in the Manna sandpile, including the concept of dynamic hyperuniformity and a key relation between diffusion, activity, and density.

Findings

Variance of current grows subdiffusively as T^{1/2-μ}

Power spectra exhibit specific frequency scalings near criticality

Self-diffusion coefficient relates to activity and density, matching previous simulations

Abstract

We study dynamic correlations for current and mass, as well as the associated power spectra, in the one-dimensional conserved Manna sandpile. We show that, in the thermodynamic limit, the variance of cumulative bond current up to time $T$ grows subdiffusively as $T^{1/2-\mu}$ with the exponent $\mu \ge 0$ depending on the density regimes considered and, likewise, the power spectra of current and mass at low frequency $f$ varies as $f^{1/2+\mu}$ and $f^{-3/2+\mu}$, respectively; our theory predicts that, far from criticality, $\mu = 0$ and, near criticality, $\mu = (\beta+1)/2 \nu_{\perp} z > 0$ with $\beta$, $\nu_{\perp}$ and $z$ being the order-parameter, correlation-length and dynamic exponents, respectively. The anomalous suppression of fluctuations near criticality signifies a "dynamic hyperuniformity", characterized by a set of fluctuation relations, in which current, mass and tagged-particle displacement fluctuations are shown to have a precise quantitative relationship with the density-dependent activity (or, it's derivative). In particular, the relation, ${\mathcal{D}}_s(\bar{\rho}) = a(\bar{\rho}) / \bar{\rho}$, between the self-diffusion coefficient ${\mathcal{D}}_s(\bar{\rho})$, activity $a(\bar{\rho})$ and density $\bar{\rho}$ explains a previous simulation observation [Eur. Phys. J. B \textbf{72}, 441 (2009)] that, near criticality, the self-diffusion coefficient in the Manna sandpile has the same scaling behavior as the activity.