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Didier Vanderstichelen

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arXiv2013

A Centerless Virasoro Algebra of Master Symmetries for the Ablowitz-Ladik Hierarchy

We show that the (semi-infinite) Ablowitz-Ladik (AL) hierarchy admits a centerless Virasoro algebra of master symmetries in the sense of Fuchssteiner [Progr. Theoret. Phys. 70 (1983), 1508-1522]. An explicit expression for these symmetries is given in terms of a slight generalization of the Cantero, Moral and Velázquez (CMV) matrices [Linear Algebra Appl. 362 (2003), 29-56] and their action on the tau-functions of the hierarchy is described. The use of the CMV matrices turns out to be crucial for obtaining a Lax pair representation of the master symmetries. The AL hierarchy seems to be the first example of an integrable hierarchy which admits a full centerless Virasoro algebra of master symmetries, in contrast with the Toda lattice and Korteweg-de Vries hierarchies which possess only "half of" a Virasoro algebra of master symmetries, as explained in Adler and van Moerbeke [Duke Math. J. 80 (1995), 863-911], Damianou [Lett. Math. Phys. 20 (1990), 101-112] and Magri and Zubelli [Comm. Math. Phys. 141 (1991), 329-351].

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arXiv2011

Non-intersecting Brownian motions leaving from and going to several points

Consider n non-intersecting Brownian motions on $\mathbb{R}$, depending on time $t \in [0,1]$, with $m_i$ particles forced to leave from $a_i$ at time $t=0$, $1\leq i\leq q$, and $n_j$ particles forced to end up at $b_j$ at time $t=1$, $1\leq j\leq p$. For arbitrary $p$ and $q$, it is not known if the distribution of the positions of the non-intersecting Brownian particles at a given time $0<t<1$, is the same as the joint distribution of the eigenvalues of a matrix ensemble. This paper proves the existence, for general $p$ and $q$, of a partial differential equation (PDE) satisfied by the log of the probability to find all the particles in a disjoint union of intervals $E=\cup_{i=1}^{r}[c_{2i-1},c_{2i}]\subset\mathbb{R}$ at a given time $0<t<1$. The variables are the coordinates of the starting and ending points of the particles, and the boundary points of the set $E$. The proof of the existence of such a PDE, using Virasoro constraints and the multicomponent KP hierarchy, is based on the method of elimination of the unwanted partials; that this is possible is a miracle. Unfortunately we were unable to find its explicit expression. The case $p=q=2$ will be discussed in the last section.

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arXiv2010

A centerless representation of the Virasoro algebra associated with the unitary circular ensemble

We consider the 2-dimensional Toda lattice tau functions $τ_n(t,s;η,θ)$ deforming the probabilities $τ_n(η,θ)$ that a randomly chosen matrix from the unitary group U(n), for the Haar measure, has no eigenvalues within an arc $(η,θ)$ of the unit circle. We show that these tau functions satisfy a centerless Virasoro algebra of constraints, with a boundary part in the sense of Adler, Shiota and van Moerbeke. As an application, we obtain a new derivation of a differential equation due to Tracy and Widom, satisfied by these probabilities, linking it to the Painleve VI equation.

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