Interface fluctuations for $1$D stochastic Allen-Cahn equation revisited

Abstract

We revisit the interface fluctuation problem for the $1$D Allen-Cahn equation perturbed by a small space-time white noise. We show that if the initial data is a standing wave solution to the deterministic equation, then under proper long time scale, the solution is still close to the family of traveling wave solutions. Furthermore, the motion of the interface converges to an explicit stochastic differential equation. This extends the classical result in \cite{Fun95} to full small noise regime, and recovers the result in \cite{BBDMP98}. The proof builds on the analytic framework in \cite{Fun95}. Our main novelty is the construction of a series of functional correctors that are designed to recursively cancel potential divergences. Moreover, to show these correctors are well-behaved, we develop a systematic decomposition of Fréchet derivatives of the deterministic Allen-Cahn flow of all orders. This decomposition is of its own interest, and may be useful in other situations as well.

66 pages. Significant changes have been made to the article, including title and abstract. We have also added rigorous justifications of Frechet differentiability (see Sections 2 and 3)