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The Time for a Critical Nearest Particle System to reach Equilibrium starting with a large Gap

Thomas Mountford, Departement de Mathematiques, Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Switzerland
Li-Chau Wu, Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan


Abstract
We consider the time for a critical nearest particle system, starting in equilibrium subject to possessing a large gap, to achieve equilibrium.


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Pages: 436-498

Published on: June 13, 2005


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