We observe that theN-state integrable chiral Potts model can be considered as a part of some new algebraic structure related to the six-vertex model. As a result, we obtain a functional equation which is supposed to determine all the eigenvalues of the chiral Potts model transfer matrix.
We construct the explicit Q -operator incorporated with the sl 2 -loop-algebra symmetry of the six-vertex model at roots of unity. The functional relations involving the Q -operator, the six-vertex transfer matrix and fusion matrices are derived from the Bethe equation, parallel to the Onsager-algebra-symmetry discussion in the superintegrable N -state chiral Potts model. We show that the whole set of functional equations is valid for the Q -operator. Direct calculations in certain cases are also given here for clearer illustration about the nature of the Q -operator in the symmetry study of root-of-unity six-vertex model from the functional-relation aspect.
Abstract This chapter defines transfer matrices, and the existence of a one-parameter family of commuting transfer matrices is defined as the condition of integrability. The local star-triangle (Yang–Baxter) equation is introduced for vertex, spin, and face models and used to demonstrate the commutation of the transfer matrices. The star-triangle equation is solved for the six-vertex, eight-vertex, SOS, RSOS, hard hexagon, and chiral Potts models. The commutation of the transfer matrix with the related quantum spin chain is derived.