Abstract
Doi-Peliti methods are developed for stochastic models with finite maximum occupation numbers per site. We provide a generalized framework for the different Fock spaces reported in the literature. Paragrassmannian techniques are then utilized to construct path integral formulations of factorial moments. We show that for many models of interest, a Magnus expansion is required to construct a suitable action, meaning actions containing a finite number of terms are not always feasible. However, for such systems, perturbative techniques are still viable, and for some examples, including carrying capacity population dynamics, and diffusion with partial exclusion, the expansions are exactly summable.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-221 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications |
Volume | 505 |
Early online date | 29 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- Doi-peliti
- Path integral
- Partial exclusion
- Carrying capacity
- Population dynamics
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Christopher Greenman
- School of Computing Sciences - Lecturer
- Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science - Member
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