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Experimental determination of KPZ height-fluctuation distributions

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Height-fluctuation distributions of nonequilibrium interfaces were analyzed using slow-combustion fronts propagating in sheets of paper. All distributions measured were definitely non-Gaussian. The experimental distributions for transient and stationary regimes were well fitted by the theoretical distributions proposed by Prähofer and Spohn in reference [9]. Consistent with the Galilean invariance of the system, the same distributions were found for horizontal fronts and, when determined along the normal to the slope, for fronts with a non-zero average slope.

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    L. Miettinen, M. Myllys, J. Merikoski & J. Timonen

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Miettinen, L., Myllys, M., Merikoski, J. et al. Experimental determination of KPZ height-fluctuation distributions. Eur. Phys. J. B 46, 55–60 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2005-00235-y

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