Date:
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 2:00pm
Abstract: We introduce an interacting particle model which evolves
randomly according to simple local rules. A height function is
naturally associated to the particle system, hence it can serve as a
model for interface growth. We are mainly interested in the
fluctuations of the height. Its limiting distribution and statistics
under a special scaling are known from random matrix theory. The aim
of the talk is to explain the reason why particle systems and random
matrices are related.