We prove some part of the conjecture that regular Bethe ansatz eigenvectors of the XXZ spin chain at roots of unity are highest weight vectors of the
sl2 loop algebra. Here
q is related to the XXZ anisotropic coupling
Δ by
Δ=(q+q−1)/2, and it is given by a root of unity,
q2N=1, for a positive integer
N. We show that regular XXZ Bethe states are annihilated by the generators
xˉk+'s, for any
N. We discuss, for some particular cases of N=2, that regular XXZ Bethe states are eigenvectors of the generators of the Cartan subalgebra,
hˉk's. Here the loop algebra
U(L(sl2)) is generated by
xˉk± and
hˉk for
k∈Z, which are the classical analogues of the Drinfeld generators of the quantum loop algebra
Uq(L(sl2)). A representation of
U(L(sl2)) is called highest weight if it is generated by a vector
Ω which is annihilated by the generators
xˉk+'s and such that
Ω is an eigenvector of the
hˉk's. We also discuss the classical analogue of the Drinfeld polynomial which characterizes the irreducible finite-dimensional highest weight representation of
U(L(sl2)).
The Hamiltonian of the XXZ spin chain has the
sl2 loop algebra symmetry if the
q parameter is given by a root of unity,
q02N=1 , for an integer
N .We review an algorithm for determining the dimensions of the degenerate eigenspace generated by a given regular Bethe state in some sectors.The proof of the algorithm has been formulated in Ref.[3] as follows: We show in some sectors that regular Bethe ansatz eigenvectors are highest weight vectors and generate irreducible representations of the
sl2 loop algebra; We prove that every finite-dimensional highest weight representation of the
sl2 loop algebra is irreducible; We then derive the dimensions of the highest weight representation generated by a given regular Bethe state through the Drinfeld polynomial, which is expressed explicitly in terms of the Bethe roots.
We review the main result of cond-mat/0503564.The Hamiltonian of the XXZ spin chain and the transfer matrix of the six-vertex model has the sl 2 loop algebra symmetry if the q parameter is given by a root of unity, q 2N 0 = 1, for an integer N .We discuss the dimensions of the degenerate eigenspace generated by a regular Bethe state in some sectors, rigorously as follows: We show that every regular Bethe ansatz eigenvector in the sectors is a highest weight vector and derive the highest weight d± k , which leads to evaluation parameters a j .If the evaluation parameters are distinct, we obtain the dimensions of the highest weight representation generated by the regular Bethe state.
We demonstrate for the six vertex and XXZ model parameterized by
Δ=−(q+q−1)/2=±1 that when q^{2N}=1 for integer
N≥2 the Bethe's ansatz equations determine only the eigenvectors which are the highest weights of the infinite dimensional sl_2 loop algebra symmetry group of the model. Therefore in this case the Bethe's ansatz equations are incomplete and further conditions need to be imposed in order to completely specify the wave function. We discuss how the evaluation parameters of the finite dimensional representations of the sl_2 loop algebra can be used to complete this specification.
We consider the sl(2)_q-invariant open spin-1/2 XXZ quantum spin chain of finite length N. For the case that q is a root of unity, we propose a formula for the number of admissible solutions of the Bethe ansatz equations in terms of dimensions of irreducible representations of the Temperley-Lieb algebra; and a formula for the degeneracies of the transfer matrix eigenvalues in terms of dimensions of tilting sl(2)_q-modules. These formulas include corrections that appear if two or more tilting modules are spectrum-degenerate. For the XX case (q=exp(i pi/2)), we give explicit formulas for the number of admissible solutions and degeneracies. We also consider the cases of generic q and the isotropic (q->1) limit. Numerical solutions of the Bethe equations up to N=8 are presented. Our results are consistent with the Bethe ansatz solution being complete.