Journal of Mathematical Physics
Hidden local gauge invariance in the one-dimensional Heisenberg XXZ model with the general boundary terms
Huan-Qiang Zhou, Xi‐Wen Guan
Abstract
Hidden local gauge invariance in the one-dimensional Heisenberg XXZ model with the general boundary terms is studied in the framework of the quantum inverse scattering method. The Bethe ansatz equations are established for the model with the special boundary terms. Our results show that the Hamiltonian and its eigenvectors are explicitly gauge dependent whereas the energy eigenvalues and the Bethe ansatz equations are gauge invariant.