We use the algebraic Bethe ansatz to obtain the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the spin-1 Temperley–Lieb open quantum chain with “free” boundary conditions. We exploit the associated reflection algebra in order to prove the off-shell equation satisfied by the Bethe vectors.
We consider the Temperley–Lieb (TL) open quantum spin chain with “free” boundary conditions associated with the spin- s representation of quantum-deformed s l ( 2 ) . We construct the transfer matrix, and determine its eigenvalues and the corresponding Bethe equations using analytical Bethe ansatz. We show that the transfer matrix has quantum group symmetry, and we propose explicit formulas for the number of solutions of the Bethe equations and the degeneracies of the transfer-matrix eigenvalues. We propose an algebraic Bethe ansatz construction of the off-shell Bethe states, and we conjecture that the on-shell Bethe states are highest-weight states of the quantum group. We also propose a determinant formula for the scalar product between an off-shell Bethe state and its on-shell dual, as well as for the square of the norm. We find that all of these results, except for the degeneracies and a constant factor in the scalar product, are universal in the sense that they do not depend on the value of the spin. In an appendix, we briefly consider the closed TL spin chain with periodic boundary conditions, and show how a previously-proposed solution can be improved so as to obtain the complete (albeit non-universal) spectrum.
We propose a generalization of the algebraic Bethe ansatz to obtain the eigenvectors of the Heisenberg spin chain with general boundaries associated to the eigenvalues and the Bethe equations found recently by Cao et al.The ansatz takes the usual form of a product of operators acting on a particular vector except that the number of operators is equal to the length of the chain.We prove this result for the chains with small length.We obtain also an off-shell equation (i.e.satisfied without the Bethe equations) formally similar to the ones obtained in the periodic case or with diagonal boundaries.
Algebraic Bethe Ansatz for the Open XXZ Spin Chain with Non-Diagonal Boundary Terms via Uqsl2 Symmetry
We derive by the traditional algebraic Bethe ansatz method the Bethe equations for the general open XXZ spin chain with non-diagonal boundary terms under the Nepomechie constraint [J. Phys. A 37 (2004), 433-440, arXiv:hep-th/0304092]. The technical difficulties due to the breaking of U(1) symmetry and the absence of a reference state are overcome by an algebraic construction where the two-boundary Temperley-Lieb Hamiltonian is realised in a new Uqsl2-invariant spin chain involving infinite-dimensional Verma modules on the edges [J. High Energy Phys. 2022 (2022), no. 11, 016, 64 pages, arXiv:2207.12772]. The equivalence of the two Hamiltonians is established by proving Schur-Weyl duality between Uqsl2 and the two-boundary Temperley-Lieb algebra. In this framework, the Nepomechie condition turns out to have a simple algebraic interpretation in terms of quantum group fusion rules.
Algebraic Bethe Ansatz for the Open XXZ Spin Chain with Non-Diagonal Boundary Terms via Uqsl2 Symmetry
We derive by the traditional algebraic Bethe ansatz method the Bethe equations for the general open XXZ spin chain with non-diagonal boundary terms under the Nepomechie constraint [J. Phys. A 37 (2004), 433-440, arXiv:hep-th/0304092]. The technical difficulties due to the breaking of U(1) symmetry and the absence of a reference state are overcome by an algebraic construction where the two-boundary Temperley-Lieb Hamiltonian is realised in a new Uqsl2-invariant spin chain involving infinite-dimensional Verma modules on the edges [J. High Energy Phys. 2022 (2022), no. 11, 016, 64 pages, arXiv:2207.12772]. The equivalence of the two Hamiltonians is established by proving Schur-Weyl duality between Uqsl2 and the two-boundary Temperley-Lieb algebra. In this framework, the Nepomechie condition turns out to have a simple algebraic interpretation in terms of quantum group fusion rules.
We present in a unified and detailed way the nested Bethe ansatz for open spin chains based on(super)algebras, with arbitrary representations (i.e., 'spins') on each site of the chain and diagonal boundary matrices (K + (u), K -(u)).The nested Bethe ansatz applies for a general K -(u), but a particular form of the K + (u) matrix.The construction extends and unifies the results already obtained for open spin chains based on the fundamental representation and for some particular superspin chains.We give the eigenvalues, Bethe equations and the explicit form of the Bethe vectors for the corresponding models.The Bethe vectors are also expressed using a trace formula.