
So far, we have discussed discrete interface models. Taking their (mesoscopic) continuum limit, as a time evolution of interfaces or some other related physical order parameters, one would expect to obtain stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs), which are partial differential equations having stochastic terms such as a space-time Gaussian white noise. In connection with the problem of random interfaces, we will especially discuss a stochastic Allen-Cahn equation, sometimes called the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equation or a dynamic P(ϕ)-model, in Chap. 4, and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation in Chap. 5 This chapter explains, taking the TDGL equation as an example, some fundamental facts concerning SPDEs such as white noises, colored noises, definitions and regularities of solutions of the SPDEs we are interested in. We give some other examples of related SPDEs. The SPDEs used in physics are sometimes ill-posed. They appear in a wide variety of fields, not only in physics but also in biology, engineering (e.g., in control theory, filtering), economics (e.g., in mathematical finance), and others.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
