On the Periodicity Conjecture for Y-systems |
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Authors: | Alexandre Yu. Volkov |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dienst Theoretische Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium;(2) International Solvay Institutes, Campus Plaine (ULB) – CP 231, Bd du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The conjecture in question (due ultimately to Alexei Zamolodchikov) asserts the periodicity of all the solutions to the so-called Y-systems. Those systems are naturally associated to pairs of indecomposable Cartan matrices of finite type, and the conjectured period is equal to twice the sum of the respective Coxeter numbers. This conjecture has so far been proven only if one of the ranks equals one, in which case the Y-systems are intrinsically related to Fomin-Zelevinsky’s cluster algebras. In this paper, I use elementary projective geometry to prove the case when the two Cartan matrices involved are of type A with both ranks arbitrary. |
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