Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Width distributions and the upper critical dimension of Kardar-Parisi-Zhang interfaces

  • E. Marinari*
  • , A. Pagnani
  • , G. Parisi
  • , Z. Rácz
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Eötvös Loránd University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Simulations of restricted solid-on-solid growth models are used to build the width distributions of [formula presented] dimensional Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) interfaces. We find that the universal scaling function associated with the steady-state width distribution changes smoothly as d is increased, thus strongly suggesting that [formula presented] is not an upper critical dimension for the KPZ equation. The dimensional trends observed in the scaling functions indicate that the upper critical dimension is at infinity.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume65
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Width distributions and the upper critical dimension of Kardar-Parisi-Zhang interfaces'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this