arXiv:hep-th/0605223 · Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment
Exact solution of the open XXZ chain with general integrable boundary terms at roots of unity
Rajan Murgan, Rafael I. Nepomechie, Chi Shi
Abstract
We propose a Bethe-ansatz-type solution of the open spin-1/2 integrable XXZ quantum spin chain with general integrable boundary terms and bulk anisotropy values iπ/( p +1), where p is a positive integer. All six boundary parameters are arbitrary, and need not satisfy any constraint. The solution is in terms of generalized T – Q equations, having more than one Q function. We find numerical evidence that this solution gives the complete set of 2 N transfer matrix eigenvalues, where N is the number of spins.