Second Class Particle Behaviour in Blocking ASEP
We consider any fixed $d\in\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ number of second class particles in the asymmetric simple exclusion process (ASEP), constructed via a basic coupling of two ASEPs. We give the joint distribution of the positions of the second class particles and also the probability of there being a second class particle at a given site, under the natural blocking measure for ASEP. In order to find these distributions we use results about the number of particles in half-infinite and finite site ranges of ASEP. Our investigations also lead to probabilistic proofs of well-known combinatorial identities; the Durfee rectangles identity, Euler's identity, and the $q$-Binomial Theorem.
Authors
- Jessica Jay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6249-3566)
- Daniel Adams
- Márton Balázs
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University)
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- Primary Topic
- Random Matrices and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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