Asymptotic-velocity conjecture for BBM with uniformly positive rank-based killing

Let ψ\psi be a selection function such that ψ(x)δ\psi(x)\geq\delta for all x[0,1]x\in[0,1] and ψ(x)=δ\psi(x)=\delta for all x[1p,1]x\in[1-p,1] for some p(0,1)p\in(0,1). Asymptotic-velocity conjecture. The (ψ,1,N)(\psi,1,N)-BBM has asymptotic velocity

vNψ=2(1δ)c(logN)2+o(1(logN)2)v_N^\psi=\sqrt{2(1-\delta)}-\frac{c}{(\log N)^2}+o\left(\frac{1}{(\log N)^2}\right)

for some positive constant cc. This predicts a slower limiting front speed when the rightmost particles are killed at a positive rate; the source gives no proof and does not determine the constant cc.

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Jacob Mercer, “Branching Brownian motion with rank-based selection and reaction-diffusion equations”, arXiv:2605.04860 (2026).

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