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arXiv:0809.2050 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Factorization of \mathcal{R} -matrix and Baxter \mathcal{Q} -operators for genericsl(N) spin chains

Sergey É Derkachov, Alexander N Manashov

Published Jan 21, 2009• 25 citations
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Abstract

We develop an approach for constructing the Baxter -operators for generic sl ( N ) spin chains. The key element of our approach is the possibility of representing a solution of the Yang–Baxter equation in the factorized form. We prove that such a representation holds for a generic sl ( N ) invariant -operator and find the explicit expression for the factorizing operators. Taking trace of monodromy matrices constructed of the factorizing operators one defines a family of commuting (Baxter) operators on the quantum space of the model. We show that a generic transfer matrix factorizes into the product of N Baxter -operators and discuss an application of this representation for a derivation of functional relations for transfer matrices.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/7/075204

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