Virginia TechCook, L. J.Zia, Royce K. P.Schmittmann, Beate2014-01-172014-01-172009-09Cook, L. Jonathan ; Zia, R. K. P. ; Schmittmann, B., Sep 2009. "Competition between multiple totally asymmetric simple exclusion processes for a finite pool of resources," PHYSICAL REVIEW E 80(3): 031142. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.0311421539-3755http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24873Using Monte Carlo simulations and a domain-wall theory, we discuss the effect of coupling several totally asymmetric simple exclusion processes (TASEPs) to a finite reservoir of particles. This simple model mimics directed biological transport processes in the presence of finite resources such as protein synthesis limited by a finite pool of ribosomes. If all TASEPs have equal length, we find behavior which is analogous to a single TASEP coupled to a finite pool. For the more generic case of chains with different lengths, several unanticipated regimes emerge. A generalized domain-wall theory captures our findings in good agreement with simulation results.en-USIn Copyrightopen boundarieslattice gasesspectral gapmodeldiffusionfluctuationsdynamicskineticssystemsgrowthPhysicsArticle - Refereedhttp://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.031142https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.031142