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Superized Leznov-Saveliev equations as the zero-curvature condition on a reduced connection

Mathematical Physics 2023-11-08 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

The equations of open 2-dimensional Toda lattice (TL) correspond to Leznov-Saveliev equations (LSE) interpreted as zero-curvature Yang-Mills equations on the variety of O(3)O(3)-orbits on the Minkowski space when the gauge algebra is the image of sl(2)\mathfrak{sl}(2) under a principal embedding into a simple finite-dimensional Lie algebra g(A)\mathfrak{g}(A) with Cartan matrix AA. The known integrable super versions of TL equations correspond to matrices AA of two different types. I interpret the super LSE of one type 1 as zero-curvature equations for the \textit{reduced} connection on the non-integrable distribution on the supervariety of OSp(12)OSp(1|2)-orbits on the N=1N=1-extended Minkowski superspace; the Leznov-Saveliev method of solution is applicable only to g(A)\mathfrak{g}(A) finite-dimensional and admitting a superprincipal embedding osp(12)g(A)\mathfrak{osp}(1|2)\to\mathfrak{g}(A). The simplest LSE1 is the super Liouville equation; it can be also interpreted in terms of the superstring action. Olshanetsky introduced LSE2 -- another type of equations of super TL. Olshanetsky's equations, as well as LSE1 with infinite-dimensional g(A)\mathfrak{g}(A), can be solved by the Inverse Scattering Method. To interpret these equations remains an open problem, except for the super Liouville equation -- the only case where these two types of LSE coincide. I also review related less known and less popular mathematical constructions involved.

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@article{arxiv.2311.03833,
  title  = {Superized Leznov-Saveliev equations as the zero-curvature condition on a reduced connection},
  author = {Dimitry Leites},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.03833},
  year   = {2023}
}

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