A Multi-Layer Extension of the Stochastic Heat Equation

作者:O'Connell Neil*; Warren Jon
来源:Communications in Mathematical Physics, 2016, 341(1): 1-33.
DOI:10.1007/s00220-015-2541-3

摘要

Motivated by recent developments on solvable directed polymer models, we define a 'multi-layer' extension of the stochastic heat equation involving non-intersecting Brownian motions. By developing a connection with Darboux transformations and the two-dimensional Toda equations, we conjecture a Markovian evolution in time for this multi-layer process. As a first step in this direction, we establish an analogue of the Karlin-McGregor formula for the stochastic heat equation and use it to prove a special case of this conjecture.

  • 出版日期2016-1