Excitation spectrum and quantum inverse problem for an alternative version of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Asesh Roy Chowdhury, Shibani Sen
We have formulated the quantum inverse problem for an alternative version of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS), which is a variant of the derivative NLS (DNLS) equation. While the DNLS equation is nonultralocal and cannot be formulated as a problem of the quantum inverse scattering method, our equation is ultralocal, and hence it is possible to construct the quantum R matrix and the commutation rules for the scattering data. Next we have constructed the algebraic Bethe ansatz, from which the eigenvalue equation for the excited states is derived. This eigenvalue equation admits stringlike configurations, and the density of states corresponding to real and complex eigenvalues is explicitly derived in the thermodynamic limit.
Physical Review A•Feb 1, 1991•3 citations