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The asymmetric contact process

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We study a generalization of the Harris one-dimensional contact process in which the rates of infection to the right and left may be different.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, São Paulo University, Caixa Postal 20570, 01000, São Paulo SP, Brazil

    Roberte H. Schonmann

  2. Mathematics Department, Rutgers University, 08903, New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Roberte H. Schonmann

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Schonmann, R.H. The asymmetric contact process. J Stat Phys 44, 505–534 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011308

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