Difference equations for the correlation functions of the eight-vertex model
Michio Jimbo, Tetsuji Miwa, Atsushi Nakayashiki
Abstract
We propose that the correlation functions of the inhomogeneous eightvertex model in the anti-ferroelectric regime satisfy a system of difference equations with respect to the spectral parameters. Solving the simplest difference equation we obtain the expression for the spontaneous staggered polarization conjectured by Baxter and Kelland. We also discuss a related construction of vertex operators on the lattice. 0