Eternal solutions of the KPZ fixed point are completely classified as patchings of Busemann functions, with shocks at patch boundaries that coalesce forward in time and can form backward.
The Martin boundary of the Directed Landscape
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In the directed landscape, the Martin boundary coincides with the horofunction boundary. We show that functions in this boundary are precisely the eternal solutions possessing a spatial growth rate, and that the minimal Martin boundary is given by the Busemann functions. Moreover, every eternal solution can be expressed as a max-plus convex combination of countably many Busemann functions. Horofunctions are exactly those eternal solutions that admit a representation in terms of at most two Busemann functions with a common growth rate. As a consequence of instability, not all horofunctions are Busemann functions, and the Martin boundary is strictly larger than its minimal part.
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Classification of the eternal solutions and multiple coalescing shocks in the KPZ fixed point
Eternal solutions of the KPZ fixed point are completely classified as patchings of Busemann functions, with shocks at patch boundaries that coalesce forward in time and can form backward.