title: Position-space renormalization-group approach for driven diffusive systems applied to the asymmetric exclusion model.
abstract: This paper introduces a position-space renormalization-group approach for nonequilibrium systems and applies the method to a driven stochastic one-dimensional gas with open boundaries. The dynamics are characterized by three parameters: the probability alpha that a particle will flow into the chain to the leftmost site, the probability beta that a particle will flow out from the rightmost site, and the probability p that a particle will jump to the right if the site to the right is empty. The renormalization-group procedure is conducted within the space of these transition probabilities, which are relevant to the system's dynamics. The method yields a critical point at alpha(c)=beta(c)=1/2, in agreement with the exact values, and the critical exponent nu=2.71, as compared with the exact value nu=2.00.
authors.affiliation: University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04468, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Georgiev
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: McKay