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Form factors and action of U_{\sqrt{-1}}(sl_2~) on infinite-cycles

Quantum Algebra 2009-11-10 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let p={Pn,l}n,lZ0n2l=m{\bf p}=\{P_{n,l}\}_{n,l\in\Z_{\ge 0}\atop n-2l=m} be a sequence of skew-symmetric polynomials in X1,...,XlX_1,...,X_l satisfying degXjPn,ln1\deg_{X_j}P_{n,l}\le n-1, whose coefficients are symmetric Laurent polynomials in z1,...,znz_1,...,z_n. We call p{\bf p} an \infty-cycle if Pn+2,l+1Xl+1=z1,zn1=z,zn=z=zn1a=1l(1Xa2z2)Pn,lP_{n+2,l+1}\bigl|_{X_{l+1}=z^{-1},z_{n-1}=z,z_n=-z} =z^{-n-1}\prod_{a=1}^l(1-X_a^2z^2)\cdot P_{n,l} holds for all n,ln,l. These objects arise in integral representations for form factors of massive integrable field theory, i.e., the SU(2)-invariant Thirring model and the sine-Gordon model. The variables αa=logXa\alpha_a=-\log X_a are the integration variables and βj=logzj\beta_j=\log z_j are the rapidity variables. To each \infty-cycle there corresponds a form factor of the above models. Conjecturally all form-factors are obtained from the \infty-cycles. In this paper, we define an action of U1(sl~2)U_{\sqrt{-1}}(\widetilde{\mathfrak{sl}}_2) on the space of \infty-cycles. There are two sectors of \infty-cycles depending on whether nn is even or odd. Using this action, we show that the character of the space of even (resp. odd) \infty-cycles which are polynomials in z1,...,znz_1,...,z_n is equal to the level (1)(-1) irreducible character of sl^2\hat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2 with lowest weight Λ0-\Lambda_0 (resp. Λ1-\Lambda_1). We also suggest a possible tensor product structure of the full space of \infty-cycles.

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@article{arxiv.math/0305323,
  title  = {Form factors and action of U_{\sqrt{-1}}(sl_2~) on infinite-cycles},
  author = {M. Jimbo and T. Miwa and E. Mukhin and Y. Takeyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0305323},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

27 pages, abstract and section 3.1 revised