arXiv:1904.00852 · Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment

On separation of variables for reflection algebras

J M Maillet, Giuliano Niccoli

Published Sep 1, 2019• 26 citations

Abstract

Abstract We implement our new separation of variables (SoV) approach for open quantum integrable models associated to higher rank representations of the reflection algebras. We construct the (SoV) basis for the fundamental representations of the Y ( gl n ) reflection algebra associated to general integrable boundary conditions. Moreover, we give the conditions on the boundary K -matrices allowing for the transfer matrix to be diagonalizable with simple spectrum. These SoV basis are then used to completely characterize the transfer matrix spectrum for the rank one and two reflection algebras. The rank one case is developed for both the rational and trigonometric fundamental representations of the 6-vertex reflection algebra. On the one hand, we extend the complete spectrum characterization to representations previously lying outside the SoV approach, e.g. those for which the standard algebraic Bethe Ansatz applies. On the other hand, we show that our new SoV construction can be reduced to the generalized Sklyanin’s one whenever it is applicable. The rank two case is developed explicitly for the fundamental representations of the Y ( gl 3 ) reflection algebra associated to general integrable boundary conditions. For both rank one and two our SoV approach leads to a complete characterization of the transfer matrix spectrum in terms of a set of polynomial solutions to the corresponding quantum spectral curve equation. Those are finite difference functional equations of order equal to the rank plus one, i.e. here two and three respectively for the Y ( gl 2 ) and Y ( gl 3 ) reflection algebras.

DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/ab357a

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