Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General
A vertex model with an unbounded number of components
V. B. Priezzhev
Abstract
A model which is an infinite-component generalization of the six-vertex model is proposed. The method of solution is based on a random walk representation of states. The Bethe ansatz equations for periodic boundary conditions are obtained. The partition function of the finite model with special arrow configurations at the boundary of a square is given. In contrast to analogous solutions of Korepin (1982) and Baxter (1982) it has the form of an evaluable determinant.