arXiv · hep-th/9610221
Symmetries of the stochastic Burgers equation
Abstract
All Lie symmetries of the Burgers equation driven by an external random force are found. Besides the generalized Galilean transformations, this equation is also invariant under the time reparametrizations. It is shown that the Gaussian distribution of a pumping force is not invariant under the symmetries and breaks them down leading to the nontrivial vacuum (instanton). Integration over the volume of the symmetry groups provides the description of fluctuations around the instanton and leads to an exactly solvable quantum mechanical problem.
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E. V. Ivashkevich. 1998-01-19. Symmetries of the stochastic Burgers equation. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470%2F30%2F15%2F008
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