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arXiv:1903.00274 · Nuclear Physics B

Boundary matrices for the higher spin six vertex model

Vladimir V. Mangazeev, Xilin Lu

Published Jun 3, 2019• 9 citations
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Abstract

In this paper we consider solutions to the reflection equation related to the higher spin stochastic six vertex model. The corresponding higher spin R-matrix is associated with the affine quantum algebra Uq(sl(2)ˆ). The explicit formulas for boundary K-matrices for spins s=1/2,1 are well known. We derive difference equations for the generating function of matrix elements of the K-matrix for any spin s and solve them in terms of hypergeometric functions. As a result we derive the explicit formula for matrix elements of the K-matrix for arbitrary spin. In the lower- and upper- triangular cases, the K-matrix simplifies and reduces to simple products of q-Pochhammer symbols.

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2019.114665

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