Renormalization-group approach to simple reaction-diffusion phenomena
1993; American Physical Society; Volume: 48; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physreve.48.r2343
ISSN1538-4519
Autores Tópico(s)Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
ResumoA field-theoretical model describing simple one-species reaction-diffusion systems [A+A\ensuremath{\rightarrow}O (inert) or A+A\ensuremath{\rightarrow}A] with an external source is analyzed from a renormalization-group point of view. It is shown that when the dimension of the system is larger than the upper critical dimension ${\mathit{d}}_{\mathit{u}}$=2, the behavior of the system is governed by a trivial fixed point dominated by diffusion. Below the upper critical dimension, a line of fixed points governs the behavior. Reaction and diffusion processes play an equally important role resulting in a so-called anomalous kinetic behavior. This approach confirms previous scaling arguments. Possible generalizations to more complicated models are discussed.
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