Quantum deformed magnon kinematics
Abstract
The dispersion relation for planar N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills is identified with the Casimir of a quantum deformed two-dimensional kinematical symmetry, E_q(1,1). The quantum deformed symmetry algebra is generated by the momentum, energy and boost, with deformation parameter q=e^{2\pi i/\lambda}. Representing the boost as the infinitesimal generator for translations on the rapidity space leads to an elliptic uniformization with crossing transformations implemented through translations by the elliptic half-periods. This quantum deformed algebra can be interpreted as the kinematical symmetry of a discrete integrable model with lattice spacing given by the BMN length a=2\pi/\sqrt{\lambda}. The interpretation of the boost generator as the corner transfer matrix is briefly discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0701200,
title = {Quantum deformed magnon kinematics},
author = {Cesar Gomez and Rafael Hernandez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0701200},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
7 pages. Latex. v2: Misprint corrected. Added references to the previous elliptic uniformization by N. Beisert and the recent one by I. Kostov, D. Serban and D. Volin