The parabolic Anderson model in a dynamic random environment: Basic properties of the quenched Lyapunov exponent

Erhard, D., den Hollander, F., and Maillard, G.. "The parabolic Anderson model in a dynamic random environment: Basic properties of the quenched Lyapunov exponent." Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques 50.4 (2014): 1231-1275. <http://eudml.org/doc/271971>.

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abstract = {In this paper we study the parabolic Anderson equation $\partial u(x,t)/\partial t=\kappa \varDelta u(x,t)+\xi (x,t)u(x,t)$, $x\in \mathbb \{Z\}^\{d\}$, $t\ge 0$, where the $u$-field and the $\xi $-field are $\mathbb \{R\}$-valued, $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$ is the diffusion constant, and $\varDelta $ is the discrete Laplacian. The $\xi $-field plays the role of adynamic random environmentthat drives the equation. The initial condition $u(x,0)=u_\{0\}(x)$, $x\in \mathbb \{Z\}^\{d\}$, is taken to be non-negative and bounded. The solution of the parabolic Anderson equation describes the evolution of a field of particles performing independent simple random walks with binary branching: particles jump at rate $2d\kappa $, split into two at rate $\xi \vee 0$, and die at rate $(-\xi )\vee 0$. Our goal is to prove a number ofbasic propertiesof the solution $u$ under assumptions on $\xi $ that are as weak as possible. These properties will serve as a jump board for later refinements. Throughout the paper we assume that $\xi $ is stationary and ergodic under translations in space and time, is not constant and satisfies $\mathbb \{E\}(|\xi (0,0)|)&lt;\infty $, where $\mathbb \{E\}$ denotes expectation w.r.t. $\xi $. Under a mild assumption on the tails of the distribution of $\xi $, we show that the solution to the parabolic Anderson equation exists and is unique for all $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$. Our main object of interest is thequenched Lyapunov exponent$\lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )=\lim _\{t\rightarrow \infty \}\frac\{1\}\{t\}\log u(0,t)$. It was shown in Gärtner, den Hollander and Maillard (InProbability in Complex Physical Systems. In Honour of Erwin Bolthausen and Jürgen Gärtner(2012) 159–193 Springer) that this exponent exists and is constant $\xi $-a.s., satisfies $\lambda _\{0\}(0)=\mathbb \{E\}(\xi (0,0))$ and $\lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )&gt;\mathbb \{E\}(\xi (0,0))$ for $\kappa \in (0,\infty )$, and is such that $\kappa \mapsto \lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )$ is globally Lipschitz on $(0,\infty )$ outside any neighborhood of $0$ where it is finite. Under certain weak space–time mixing assumptions on $\xi $, we show the following properties: (1) $\lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )$ does not depend on the initial condition $u_\{0\}$; (2) $\lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )&lt;\infty $ for all $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$; (3) $\kappa \mapsto \lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )$ is continuous on $[0,\infty )$ but not Lipschitz at $0$. We further conjecture: (4) $\lim _\{\kappa \rightarrow \infty \}[\lambda _\{p\}(\kappa )-\lambda _\{0\}(\kappa )]=0$ for all $p\in \mathbb \{N\}$, where $\lambda _\{p\}(\kappa )=\lim _\{t\rightarrow \infty \}\frac\{1\}\{pt\}\log \mathbb \{E\}([u(0,t)]^\{p\})$ is the $p$thannealed Lyapunov exponent. (In (In Probability in Complex Physical Systems. In Honour of Erwin Bolthausen and Jürgen Gärtner(2012) 159–193 Springer) properties (1), (2) and (4) were not addressed, while property (3) was shown under much more restrictive assumptions on $\xi $.) Finally, we prove that our weak space–time mixing conditions on $\xi $ are satisfied for several classes of interacting particle systems.},
author = {Erhard, D., den Hollander, F., Maillard, G.},
journal = {Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques},
keywords = {parabolic Anderson equation; percolation; quenched Lyapunov exponent; large deviations; interacting particle systems; interacting particles system; dynamic random environment},
language = {eng},
number = {4},
pages = {1231-1275},
publisher = {Gauthier-Villars},
title = {The parabolic Anderson model in a dynamic random environment: Basic properties of the quenched Lyapunov exponent},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/271971},
volume = {50},
year = {2014},
}

TY - JOUR
AU - Erhard, D.
AU - den Hollander, F.
AU - Maillard, G.
TI - The parabolic Anderson model in a dynamic random environment: Basic properties of the quenched Lyapunov exponent
JO - Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques
PY - 2014
PB - Gauthier-Villars
VL - 50
IS - 4
SP - 1231
EP - 1275
AB - In this paper we study the parabolic Anderson equation $\partial u(x,t)/\partial t=\kappa \varDelta u(x,t)+\xi (x,t)u(x,t)$, $x\in \mathbb {Z}^{d}$, $t\ge 0$, where the $u$-field and the $\xi $-field are $\mathbb {R}$-valued, $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$ is the diffusion constant, and $\varDelta $ is the discrete Laplacian. The $\xi $-field plays the role of adynamic random environmentthat drives the equation. The initial condition $u(x,0)=u_{0}(x)$, $x\in \mathbb {Z}^{d}$, is taken to be non-negative and bounded. The solution of the parabolic Anderson equation describes the evolution of a field of particles performing independent simple random walks with binary branching: particles jump at rate $2d\kappa $, split into two at rate $\xi \vee 0$, and die at rate $(-\xi )\vee 0$. Our goal is to prove a number ofbasic propertiesof the solution $u$ under assumptions on $\xi $ that are as weak as possible. These properties will serve as a jump board for later refinements. Throughout the paper we assume that $\xi $ is stationary and ergodic under translations in space and time, is not constant and satisfies $\mathbb {E}(|\xi (0,0)|)&lt;\infty $, where $\mathbb {E}$ denotes expectation w.r.t. $\xi $. Under a mild assumption on the tails of the distribution of $\xi $, we show that the solution to the parabolic Anderson equation exists and is unique for all $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$. Our main object of interest is thequenched Lyapunov exponent$\lambda _{0}(\kappa )=\lim _{t\rightarrow \infty }\frac{1}{t}\log u(0,t)$. It was shown in Gärtner, den Hollander and Maillard (InProbability in Complex Physical Systems. In Honour of Erwin Bolthausen and Jürgen Gärtner(2012) 159–193 Springer) that this exponent exists and is constant $\xi $-a.s., satisfies $\lambda _{0}(0)=\mathbb {E}(\xi (0,0))$ and $\lambda _{0}(\kappa )&gt;\mathbb {E}(\xi (0,0))$ for $\kappa \in (0,\infty )$, and is such that $\kappa \mapsto \lambda _{0}(\kappa )$ is globally Lipschitz on $(0,\infty )$ outside any neighborhood of $0$ where it is finite. Under certain weak space–time mixing assumptions on $\xi $, we show the following properties: (1) $\lambda _{0}(\kappa )$ does not depend on the initial condition $u_{0}$; (2) $\lambda _{0}(\kappa )&lt;\infty $ for all $\kappa \in [0,\infty )$; (3) $\kappa \mapsto \lambda _{0}(\kappa )$ is continuous on $[0,\infty )$ but not Lipschitz at $0$. We further conjecture: (4) $\lim _{\kappa \rightarrow \infty }[\lambda _{p}(\kappa )-\lambda _{0}(\kappa )]=0$ for all $p\in \mathbb {N}$, where $\lambda _{p}(\kappa )=\lim _{t\rightarrow \infty }\frac{1}{pt}\log \mathbb {E}([u(0,t)]^{p})$ is the $p$thannealed Lyapunov exponent. (In (In Probability in Complex Physical Systems. In Honour of Erwin Bolthausen and Jürgen Gärtner(2012) 159–193 Springer) properties (1), (2) and (4) were not addressed, while property (3) was shown under much more restrictive assumptions on $\xi $.) Finally, we prove that our weak space–time mixing conditions on $\xi $ are satisfied for several classes of interacting particle systems.
LA - eng
KW - parabolic Anderson equation; percolation; quenched Lyapunov exponent; large deviations; interacting particle systems; interacting particles system; dynamic random environment
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/271971
ER -