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Nonstandard coproducts and the Izergin-Korepin open spin chain

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2 Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems solv-int

Abstract

Corresponding to the Izergin-Korepin (A_2^(2)) R matrix, there are three diagonal solutions (``K matrices'') of the boundary Yang-Baxter equation. Using these R and K matrices, one can construct transfer matrices for open integrable quantum spin chains. The transfer matrix corresponding to the identity matrix K=1 is known to have U_q(o(3)) symmetry. We argue here that the transfer matrices corresponding to the other two K matrices also have U_q(o(3)) symmetry, but with a nonstandard coproduct. We briefly explore some of the consequences of this symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9911232,
  title  = {Nonstandard coproducts and the Izergin-Korepin open spin chain},
  author = {Rafael I. Nepomechie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9911232},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

7 pages, LaTeX; v2 has one additional sentence on the degeneracy pattern

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