Nonstandard Bethe Ansatz equations for open O(N) spin chains

The double row transfer matrix of the open O(N) spin chain is diagonalized and the Bethe Ansatz equations are also derived by the algebraic Bethe Ansatz method including the so far missing case when the residual symmetry is O(2M+1)$\times$O(2N-2M-1). In this case the boundary breaks the "rank" of the O(2N) symmetry leading to nonstandard Bethe Ansatz equations in which the number of Bethe roots is less than as it was in the periodic case. Therefore these cases are similar to soliton-nonpreserving reflections.Comment: 31 pages, 4 figures, numerical checks added to Appendix F, accepted for publication in Nuclear Physics

New boundary monodromy matrices for classical sigma models

The 2d principal models without boundaries have $G\times G$ symmetry. The already known integrable boundaries have either $H\times H$ or $G_{D}$ symmetries, where $H$ is such a subgroup of $G$ for which $G/H$ is a symmetric space while $G_{D}$ is the diagonal subgroup of $G\times G$. These boundary conditions have a common feature: they do not contain free parameters. We have found new integrable boundary conditions for which the remaining symmetry groups are either $G\times H$ or $H\times G$ and they contain one free parameter. The related boundary monodromy matrices are also described.Comment: 36 pages, the Poisson structure is develope

Algebraic Bethe Ansatz for O(2N) sigma models with integrable diagonal boundaries

The finite volume problem of O(2N) sigma models with integrable diagonal boundaries on a finite interval is investigated. The double row transfer matrix is diagonalized by Algebraic Bethe Ansatz. The boundary Bethe Yang equations for the particle rapidities and the accompanying Bethe Ansatz equations are derived.Comment: 32 pages Discussion of the crossing property of the double row transfer matrix as well as its eigenvalue on the pseudovacuum included. Version accepted for JHEP v3 Note added, typos correcte

Exact overlaps for all integrable two-site boundary states of gl(N)\mathfrak{gl}(N) symmetric spin chains

We find closed formulas for the overlaps of Bethe eigenstates of $\mathfrak{gl}(N)$ symmetric spin chains and integrable boundary states. We derive the general overlap formulas for $\mathfrak{gl}(M)\oplus\mathfrak{gl}(N-M)$ symmetric boundary states and give a well-established conjecture for the $\mathfrak{sp}(N)$ symmetric case. Combining these results with the previously derived $\mathfrak{so}(N)$ symmetric formula, now we have the overlap functions for all integrable boundary states of the $\mathfrak{gl}(N)$ spin chains which are built from two-site states. The calculations are independent from the representations of the quantum space therefore our formulas can be applied for the $SO(6)$ and the alternating $SU(4)$ spin chains which describe the scalar sectors of $\mathcal{N}=4$ super Yang-Mills and ABJM theories which are important application areas of our results.Comment: 93 pages, added Section 5.4, typos correcte

Integrable crosscap states in gl(N)\mathfrak{gl}(N) spin chains

We study the integrable crosscap states of the integrable quantum spin chains and we classify them for the $\mathfrak{gl}(N)$ symmetric models. We also give a derivation for the exact overlaps between the integrable crosscap states and the Bethe states. The first part of the derivation is to calculate sum formula for the off-shell overlap. Using this formula we prove that the normalized overlaps of the multi-particle states are ratios of the Gaudin-like determinants. Furthermore we collect the integrable crosscap states which can be relevant in the AdS/CFT correspondence.Comment: 37 pages, corrections for section 4. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2110.0796

Boundary state bootstrap and asymptotic overlaps in AdS/dCFT

We formulate and close the boundary state bootstrap for factorizing K-matrices in AdS/CFT. We found that there are no boundary degrees of freedom in the boundary bound states, merely the boundary parameters are shifted. We use this family of boundary bound states to describe the D3-D5 system for higher dimensional matrix product states and provide their asymptotic overlap formulas. In doing so we generalize the nesting for overlaps of matrix product states and Bethe states.Comment: 17 pages, some explanations and references adde

Boundary states, overlaps, nesting and bootstrapping AdS/dCFT

Integrable boundary states can be built up from pair annihilation amplitudes called $K$-matrices. These amplitudes are related to mirror reflections and they both satisfy Yang Baxter equations, which can be twisted or untwisted. We relate these two notions to each other and show how they are fixed by the unbroken symmetries, which, together with the full symmetry, must form symmetric pairs. We show that the twisted nature of the $K$-matrix implies specific selection rules for the overlaps. If the Bethe roots of the same type are paired the overlap is called chiral, otherwise it is achiral and they correspond to untwisted and twisted $K$-matrices, respectively. We use these findings to develop a nesting procedure for $K$-matrices, which provides the factorizing overlaps for higher rank algebras automatically. We apply these methods for the calculation of the simplest asymptotic all-loop 1-point functions in AdS/dCFT. In doing so we classify the solutions of the YBE for the $K$-matrices with centrally extended $\mathfrak{su}(2|2)_{c}$ symmetry and calculate the generic overlaps in terms of Bethe roots and ratio of Gaudin determinants.Comment: minor correction

On integrable boundaries in the 2 dimensional O(N)O(N) σ\sigma-models

We make an attempt to map the integrable boundary conditions for 2 dimensional non-linear O(N) $\sigma$-models. We do it at various levels: classically, by demanding the existence of infinitely many conserved local charges and also by constructing the double row transfer matrix from the Lax connection, which leads to the spectral curve formulation of the problem; at the quantum level, we describe the solutions of the boundary Yang-Baxter equation and derive the Bethe-Yang equations. We then show how to connect the thermodynamic limit of the boundary Bethe-Yang equations to the spectral curve.Comment: Dedicated to the memory of Petr Kulish, 31 pages, 1 figure, v2: conformality and integrability of the boundary conditions are distinguishe

Spin chain overlaps and the twisted Yangian

Using considerations based on the thermodynamical Bethe ansatz as well representation theory of twisted Yangians we derive an exact expression for the overlaps between the Bethe eigenstates of the $SO(6)$ spin chain and matrix product states built from matrices whose commutators generate an irreducible representation of $\mathfrak{so}(5)$. The latter play the role of boundary states in a domain wall version of ${\cal N}=4$ SYM theory which has non-vanishing, $SO(5)$ symmetric vacuum expectation values on one side of a co-dimension one wall. This theory, which constitutes a defect CFT, is known to be dual to a D3-D7 probe brane system. We likewise show that the same methodology makes it possible to prove an overlap formula, earlier presented without proof, which is of relevance for the similar D3-D5 probe brane system.Comment: 47 page