The matrix product ansatz for the six-vertex model

Recently it was shown that the eigenfunctions for the asymmetric exclusion problem and several of its generalizations as well as a huge family of quantum chains, like the anisotropic Heisenberg model, Fateev–Zamolodchikov model, Izergin–Korepin model, Sutherland model, t–J$t\text{–}J$ model, Hubbard model, etc, can be expressed by a matrix product ansatz. Differently from the coordinate Bethe ansatz, where the eigenvalues and eigenvectors are plane wave combinations, in this ansatz the components of the eigenfunctions are obtained through the algebraic properties of properly defined matrices. In this work, we introduce a formulation of a matrix product ansatz for the six-vertex model with periodic boundary condition, which is the paradigmatic example of integrability in two dimensions. Remarkably, our studies of the six-vertex model are in agreement with the conjecture that all models exactly solved by the Bethe ansatz can also be solved by an appropriated matrix product ansatz.     

Quantum dynamics of Gaudin magnets

Quantum dynamics of many-body systems is a fascinating and significant subject for both theory and experiment. The question of how an isolated many-body system evolves to its steady state after a sudden perturbation or quench still remains challenging. In this paper, using the Bethe ansatz wave function, we study the quantum dynamics of an inhomogeneous Gaudin magnet. We derive explicit analytical expressions for various local dynamic quantities with an arbitrary number of flipped bath spins, such as: the spin distribution function, the spin–spin correlation function, and the Loschmidt echo. We also numerically study the relaxation behavior of these dynamic properties, gaining considerable insight into coherence and entanglement between the central spin and the bath. In particular, we find that the spin–spin correlations relax to their steady value via a nearly logarithmic scaling, whereas the Loschmidt echo shows an exponential relaxation to its steady value. Our results advance the understanding of relaxation dynamics and quantum correlations of long-range interacting models of the Gaudin type.     

Bethe algebra and the algebra of functions on the space of differential operators of order two with polynomial kernel

We show that the algebra of functions on the scheme of monic linear second-order ordinary differential operators with prescribed n + 1 regular singular points, prescribed exponents at the singular points, and having the kernel consisting of polynomials only, is isomorphic to the Bethe algebra of the Gaudin model acting on the vector space Sing of singular vectors of weight Λ^(∞) in the tensor product of finite-dimensional polynomial -modules with highest weights .      

Bispectral and (\mathfrak{gl}_{N},\mathfrak{gl}_{M}) dualities

Let be a space of quasipolynomials of dimension N=N ₁+⋅⋅⋅+N _n . We define the regularized fundamental operator of V as the polynomial differential operator D=∑ _i=0 ^N A _N−i (x)∂ _x ⁱ annihilating V and such that its leading coefficient A ₀ is a polynomial of the minimal possible degree. We apply a suitable integral transformation to V to construct a space of quasipolynomials whose regularized fundamental operator is the differential operator ∑ _i=0 ^N u ⁱ A _N−i (∂ _u ). Our integral transformation corresponds to the bispectral involution on the space of rational solutions (vanishing at infinity) of the KP hierarchy. As a corollary of the properties of the integral transformation, we obtain a correspondence between critical points of the two master functions associated with the -dual Gaudin models and also between the corresponding Bethe vectors. The research of E. M. was supported in part by the NSF (Grant No. DMS-0140460). The research of A. V. was supported in part by the NSF (Grant No. DMS-0244579).     

Elliptic three-boson system, “two-level three-mode” JCD-type models and non-skew-symmetric classical r-matrices

Using the technique of the classical r-matrices and quantum Lax operators we construct the most general form of quantum integrable multi-boson and spin-multi-boson models associated with linear Lax algebras and sl(2)⊗sl(2)-valued classical non-dynamical r-matrices with spectral parameters. We consider example of non-skew-symmetric elliptic r-matrix and explicitly obtain one-, two- and three-boson integrable models and the corresponding one-, two- and three-mode two-level Jaynes-Cummings-Dicke-type models. We show that integrable “elliptic” two-level one-mode Jaynes-Cummings-Dicke Hamiltonian is hermitian and contains both rotating and counter-rotating terms.