We review recent progress towards the solution of exactly solved isotropic vertex models with arbitrary toroidal boundary conditions.Quantum space transformations make it possible the diagonalization of the corresponding transfer matrices by means of the quantum inverse scattering method.Explicit expressions for the eigenvalues and Bethe ansatz equations of the twisted isotropic spin chains based on the Bn,Dn and Cn Lie algebras are presented.The applicability of this approach to the eight vertex model with non-diagonal twists is also discussed.
The recent progress in revealing classical integrable structures in quantum models solved by Bethe ansatz is reviewed. Fusion relations for eigenvalues of quantum transfer matrices can be written in the form of classical Hirota's bilinear difference equation. This equation is also known as the completely discretized version of the 2D Toda lattice. We explain how one obtains the specific quantum results by solving the classical equation. The auxiliary linear problem for the Hirota equation is shown to generalize Baxter's T-Q relation.
The recent progress in revealing classical integrable structures in quantum models solved by Bethe ansatz is reviewed. Fusion relations for eigenvalues of quantum transfer matrices can be written in the form of classical Hirota’s bilinear difference equation. This equation is also known as the completely discretized version of the 2D Toda lattice. We explain how one obtains the specific quantum results by solving the classical equation. The auxiliary linear problem for the Hirota equation is shown to generalize Baxter’s T-Q relation.