Fluctuation exponents of the half-space KPZ at stationarity (2410.01653v2)

Abstract: We study the half-space KPZ equation with a Neumann boundary condition, starting from stationary Brownian initial data. We derive a variance identity that links the fluctuations of the height function to the transversal fluctuations of a half-space polymer model. Utilizing this identity, we obtain estimates for the polymer endpoints, leading to optimal fluctuation exponents for the height function in both the subcritical and critical regimes, as well as an optimal upper bound for the fluctuation exponents in the supercritical regime. We also compute the average growth rate as a function of the boundary parameter.