Segregation in annihilation reactions without diffusion: Analysis of correlations

Abstract
We study binary one-dimensional exchange-mediated A+B→0 reactions in the absence of diffusion. Using the Kirkwood superposition approximation to decouple the infinite hierarchy of many-particle densities a closed set of integrodifferential equations is derived. A comparison to simulation calculations shows that the approximation reproduces the correct long-time asymptotic decay of reactant concentration as well as the correct spatial correlations of the segregation pattern.