title: Pseudospectral method for the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation.
abstract: We discuss a numerical scheme to solve the continuum Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation in generic spatial dimensions. It is based on a momentum-space discretization of the continuum equation and on a pseudospectral approximation of the nonlinear term. The method is tested in (1+1) and (2+1) dimensions, where it is shown to reproduce the current most reliable estimates of the critical exponents based on restricted solid-on-solid simulations. In particular, it allows the computations of various correlation and structure functions with high degree of numerical accuracy. Some deficiencies that are common to all previously used finite-difference schemes are pointed out and the usefulness of the present approach in this respect is discussed.
authors.affiliation: International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) and INFM Unità di Trieste, Via Beirut 2-4, Trieste I-34014, Italy. giada@mpikg-golm.mpg.de
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giada
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giacometti
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi