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A deformation of quantum affine algebra in squashed WZNW models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-17 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

We proceed to study infinite-dimensional symmetries in two-dimensional squashed Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten (WZNW) models at the classical level. The target space is given by squashed S^3 and the isometry is SU(2)_L x U(1)_R. It is known that SU(2)_L is enhanced to a couple of Yangians. We reveal here that an infinite-dimensional extension of U(1)_R is a deformation of quantum affine algebra, where a new deformation parameter is provided with the coefficient of the Wess-Zumino term. Then we consider the relation between the deformed quantum affine algebra and the pair of Yangians from the viewpoint of the left-right duality of monodromy matrices. The integrable structure is also discussed by computing the r/s-matrices that satisfy the extended classical Yang-Baxter equation. Finally two degenerate limits are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1311.4696,
  title  = {A deformation of quantum affine algebra in squashed WZNW models},
  author = {Io Kawaguchi and Kentaroh Yoshida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.4696},
  year   = {2015}
}

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62 pages, 5 figures