Lax matrices from antidominantly shifted Yangians and quantum affine algebras: A-type

Abstract

We construct a family of $GL_n$ rational and trigonometric Lax matrices $T_D(z)$ parametrized by $\Lambda^+$-valued divisors $D$ on $\mathbb{P}^1$. To this end, we study the shifted Drinfeld Yangians $Y_\mu(\mathfrak{gl}_n)$ and quantum affine algebras $U_{\mu^+,\mu^-}(L\mathfrak{gl}_n)$, which slightly generalize their $\mathfrak{sl}_n$-counterparts. Our key observation is that both algebras admit the RTT type realization when $\mu$ (respectively, $\mu^+$ and $\mu^-$) are antidominant coweights. We prove that $T_D(z)$ are polynomial in $z$ (up to a rational factor) and obtain explicit simple formulas for those linear in $z$. This generalizes the recent construction by the first two authors of linear rational Lax matrices in both trigonometric and higher $z$-degree directions. Furthermore, we show that all $T_D(z)$ are normalized limits of those parametrized by $D$ supported away from $\{\infty\}$ (in the rational case) or $\{0,\infty\}$ (in the trigonometric case). The RTT approach provides conceptual and elementary proofs for the construction of the coproduct homomorphisms on shifted Yangians and quantum affine algebras of $\mathfrak{sl}_n$, previously established via rather tedious computations. Finally, we establish a close relation between a certain collection of explicit linear Lax matrices and the well-known parabolic Gelfand-Tsetlin formulas.