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O. Foda

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Overlaps of Partial Neel States and Bethe States

Partial Neel states are generalizations of the ordinary Neel (classical anti-ferromagnet) state that can have arbitrary integer spin. We study overlaps of these states with Bethe states. We first identify this overlap with a partial version of reflecting-boundary domain-wall partition function, and then derive various determinant representations for off-shell and on-shell Bethe states.

hep-th

Cylindric partitions, W_r characters and the Andrews-Gordon-Bressoud identities

We study the Andrews-Gordon-Bressoud (AGB) generalisations of the Rogers-Ramanujan q-series identities in the context of cylindric partitions. We recall the definition of r-cylindric partitions, and provide a simple proof of Borodin's product expression for their generating functions, that can be regarded as a limiting case of an unpublished proof by Krattenthaler. We also recall the relationships between the r-cylindric partition generating functions, the principal characters of affine sl_r algebras, the M^{r, r+d}_r minimal model characters of W_r algebras, and the r-string abaci generating functions, as well as the relationships between them, providing simple proofs for each. We then set r=2, and use 2-cylindric partitions to re-derive the AGB identities as follows. Firstly, we use Borodin's product expression for the generating functions of the 2-cylindric partitions with infinitely-long parts, to obtain the product sides of the AGB identities, times a factor (q; q)_{\infty}^{-1}, which is the generating function of ordinary partitions. Next, we obtain a bijection from the 2-cylindric partitions, via 2-string abaci, into decorated versions of Bressoud's restricted lattice paths. Extending Bressoud's method of transforming between restricted paths that obey different restrictions, we obtain sum expressions with manifestly non-negative coefficients for the generating functions of the 2-cylindric partitions which contains a factor (q; q)_{\infty}^{-1}. Equating the product and sum expressions of the same 2-cylindric partitions, and canceling a factor of (q; q)_{\infty}^{-1} on each side, we obtain the AGB identities.

math-ph

AGT, Burge pairs and minimal models

We consider the AGT correspondence in the context of the conformal field theory $M^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$ $\otimes$ $M^{H}$, where $M^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$ is the minimal model based on the Virasoro algebra $V^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$ labeled by two co-prime integers $\{p, p^{\prime}\}$, $1 < p < p^{\prime}$, and $M^{H}$ is the free boson theory based on the Heisenberg algebra $H$. Using Nekrasov's instanton partition functions without modification to compute conformal blocks in $M^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$ $\otimes$ $M^{H}$ leads to ill-defined or incorrect expressions. Let $B^{\, p, p^{\prime}, H}_n$ be a conformal block in $M^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$ $\otimes$ $M^{H}$, with $n$ consecutive channels $χ_{i}$, $i = 1, \cdots, n$, and let $χ_{i}$ carry states from $H^{p, p^{\prime}}_{r_{i}, s_{i}}$ $\otimes$ $F$, where $H^{p, p^{\prime}}_{r_{i}, s_{i}}$ is an irreducible highest-weight $V^{\, p, p^{\prime}}$-representation, labeled by two integers $\{r_{i}, s_{i}\}$, $0 < r_{i} < p$, $0 < s_{i} < p^{\prime}$, and $F$ is the Fock space of $H$. We show that restricting the states that flow in $χ_{i}$ to states labeled by a partition pair $\{Y_1^{i}, Y_2^{i}\}$ such that $Y^{i}_{2, {\tt R}} - Y^{i}_{1, {\tt R} + s_{i} - 1} \geq 1 - r_{i}$, and $Y^{i}_{1, {\tt R}} - Y^{i}_{2, {\tt R} + p^{\prime} - s_{i} - 1} \geq 1 - p + r_{i}$, where $Y^{i}_{j, {\tt R}}$ is row-${\tt R}$ of $Y^{i}_j, j \in \{1, 2\}$, we obtain a well-defined expression that we identify with $B^{\, p, p^{\prime}, H}_n$. We check the correctness of this expression for ${\bf 1.}$ Any 1-point $B^{\, p, p^{\prime}, H}_1$ on the torus, when the operator insertion is the identity, and ${\bf 2.}$ The 6-point $B^{\, 3, 4, H}_3$ on the sphere that involves six Ising magnetic operators.

hep-th

Colour-independent partition functions in coloured vertex models

We study lattice configurations related to S_n, the scalar product of an off-shell state and an on-shell state in rational A_n integrable vertex models, n = {1, 2}. The lattice lines are colourless and oriented. The state variables are n conserved colours that flow along the line orientations, but do not necessarily cover every bond in the lattice. Choosing boundary conditions such that the positions where the colours flow into the lattice are fixed, and where they flow out are summed over, we show that the partition functions of these configurations, with these boundary conditions, are n-independent. Our results extend to trigonometric A_n models, and to all n. This n-independence explains, in vertex-model terms, results from recent studies of S_2 [1, 2]. Namely, 1. S_2 which depends on two sets of Bethe roots, b_1 and b_2, and cannot (as far as we know) be expressed in single determinant form, degenerates in the limit b_1 -> infinity, and/or b_2 -> infinity, into a product of determinants, 2. Each of the latter determinants is an A_1 vertex-model partition function.

math-ph

Partial domain wall partition functions

We consider six-vertex model configurations on an n-by-N lattice, n =< N, that satisfy a variation on domain wall boundary conditions that we define and call "partial domain wall boundary conditions". We obtain two expressions for the corresponding "partial domain wall partition function", as an (N-by-N)-determinant and as an (n-by-n)-determinant. The latter was first obtained by I Kostov. We show that the two determinants are equal, as expected from the fact that they are partition functions of the same object, that each is a discrete KP tau-function, and, recalling that these determinants represent tree-level structure constants in N=4 SYM, we show that introducing 1-loop corrections, as proposed by N Gromov and P Vieira, preserves the determinant structure.

math-ph

Variations on Slavnov's scalar product

We consider the rational six-vertex model on an L-by-L lattice with domain wall boundary conditions and restrict N parallel-line rapidities, N < L/2, to satisfy length-L XXX spin-1/2 chain Bethe equations. We show that the partition function is an (L-2N)-parameter extension of Slavnov's scalar product of a Bethe eigenstate and a generic state, with N magnons each, on a length-L XXX spin-1/2 chain. Decoupling the extra parameters, we obtain a third determinant expression for the scalar product, where the first is due to Slavnov [1], and the second is due to Kostov and Matsuo [2]. We show that the new determinant is a discrete KP tau-function in the inhomogeneities, and consequently that tree-level N = 4 SYM structure constants that are known to be determinants, remain determinants at 1-loop level.

math-ph

XXZ scalar products, Miwa variables and discrete KP

We revisit the quantum/classical integrable model correspondence in the context of inhomogeneous finite length XXZ spin-1/2 chains with periodic boundary conditions and show that the Bethe scalar product of an arbitrary state and a Bethe eigenstate is a discrete KP tau-function. The continuous Miwa variables of discrete KP are the rapidities of the arbitrary state.

math-ph

Factorized domain wall partition functions in trigonometric vertex models

We obtain factorized domain wall partition functions for two sets of trigonometric vertex models: 1. The N-state Deguchi-Akutsu models, for N = {2, 3, 4} (and conjecture the result for all N >= 5), and 2. The sl(r+1|s+1) Perk-Schultz models, for {r, s = \N}, where (given the symmetries of these models) the result is independent of {r, s}.

math-ph

General classical solutions in the noncommutative CP^(N-1) model

We give an explicit construction of general classical solutions for the noncommutative CP^(N-1) model in two dimensions, showing that they correspond to integer values for the action and topological charge. We also give explicit solutions for the Dirac equation in the background of these general solutions and show that the index theorem is satisfied.

hep-th

Ribbon tableaux and q-analogues of fusion rules in WZW conformal field theories

Starting from known $q$-analogues of ordinary SU(n) tensor products multiplicities, we introduce $q$-analogues of the fusion coefficients of the WZW conformal field theories associated with SU(n). We conjecture combinatorial interpretations of these polynomials, which can be proved in special cases. This allows us to derive in a simple way various kinds of branching functions, the simplest ones being the characters of the minimal unitary series of the Virasoro algebra. We also obtain $q$-analogues of the dimensions of spaces of nonabelian theta functions.

math.QA

Branching functions of $A_{n-1}^{(1)}$ and Jantzen-Seitz problem for Ariki-Koike algebras

We study the restrictions of simple modules of Ariki-Koike algebras $\H_m(\v)$ with set of parameters $\v= (ζ;ζ^{v_0},... ,ζ^{v_{l-1}})$, where $ζ$ is an $n$th root of unity, to their subalgebras $\H_{m-j}(\v)$. Using a theorem of Ariki and the crystal basis theory of Kashiwara, we relate this problem to the calculation of tensor product multiplicities of highest weight irreducible representations of the affine Lie algebra $A_{n-1}^{(1)}$. These multiplicities have a combinatorial description in terms of higher level paths or highest-lift multipartitions. This enables us to solve the Jantzen-Seitz problem for Ariki-Koike algebras, that is, to determine which irreducible representations of $\H_m(\v)$ restrict to irreducible representations of $\H_{m-1}(\v)$. From a combinatorial point of view, this problem is identical to that of computing the tensor product of an $A_{n-1}^{(1)}$-module of level $l$ and one of level 1. We also consider natural generalisations of the Jantzen-Seitz problem corresponding to the product of a level $l$ module by a level $l'>1$ module, and from the commutativity of tensor products, we deduce a remarkable symmetry between the generalised Jantzen-Seitz conditions and the sets of parameters of the Ariki-Koike algebras.

q-alg

Strings, paths, and standard tableaux

For the vacuum sectors of regime-III ABF models, we observe that two sets of combinatorial objects: the strings which parametrize the row-to-row transfer matrix eigenvectors, and the paths which parametrize the corner transfer matrix eigenvectors, can both be expressed in terms of the same set of standard tableaux. Furthermore, the momenta of the strings, the energies of the paths, and the charges of the tableaux are such that there is a weight-preserving bijection between the two sets of eigenvectors, wherein the tableaux play an interpolating role. This bijection is so natural, that we conjecture that it exists in general.

q-alg

Notes on highest weight modules of the elliptic algebra ${\cal A}_{q,p}\left(\widehat{sl}_2\right)$

We discuss a construction of highest weight modules for the recently defined elliptic algebra ${\cal A}_{q,p}(\widehat{sl}_2)$, and make several conjectures concerning them. The modules are generated by the action of the components of the operator $L$ on the highest weight vectors. We introduce the vertex operators $Φ$ and $Ψ^*$ through their commutation relations with the $L$-operator. We present ordering rules for the $L$- and $Φ$-operators and find an upper bound for the number of linearly independent vectors generated by them, which agrees with the known characters of $\widehat{sl}_2$-modules.

hep-th