TASEP in half-space

TL;DR

This paper derives explicit multi-point distribution formulas for TASEP in a half-space with general initial conditions and connects these results to the half-space KPZ fixed point through scaling limits.

Contribution

It provides the first explicit multi-point distribution formula for TASEP in a half-space and links it to the universal half-space KPZ fixed point.

Findings

Explicit multi-point distribution formula for TASEP in half-space.

Derivation of the half-space KPZ fixed point distribution via scaling.

Demonstration of the universality of the half-space KPZ process.

Abstract

In this work, we present the multi-point probability distribution of the totally asymmetric simple exclusion process (TASEP) in a half-space, starting from a general deterministic initial condition. More precisely, let $h(t,x)$ denote the height function of TASEP at position $x$ and time $t$; we provide an explicit formula for \begin{equation*} \mathbb{P}(h(t,y_1)\leq s_1, \ldots, h(t,y_m)\leq s_m). \end{equation*} The formula presented is well-suited for the scaling limit analysis. By applying a 1:2:3 scaling, we derive the probability distribution for the half-space KPZ fixed point, which is conjectured to be the universal process for the limit of the KPZ universality models restricted to a half-space.