27 research outputs found
Symmetries of Spin Calogero Models
We investigate the symmetry algebras of integrable spin Calogero systems
constructed from Dunkl operators associated to finite Coxeter groups. Based on
two explicit examples, we show that the common view of associating one symmetry
algebra to a given Coxeter group is wrong. More precisely, the symmetry
algebra heavily depends on the representation of on the spins. We prove
this by identifying two different symmetry algebras for a spin Calogero
model and three for spin Calogero model. They are all related to the
half-loop algebra and its twisted versions. Some of the result are extended to
any finite Coxeter group.Comment: This is a contribution to the Special Issue on Dunkl Operators and
Related Topics, published in SIGMA (Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry:
Methods and Applications) at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA
Soliton interactions and Yang-Baxter maps for the complex coupled short-pulse equation
The complex coupled short pulse equation (ccSPE) describes the propagation of
ultra-short optical pulses in nonlinear birefringent fibers. The system admits
a variety of vector soliton solutions: fundamental solitons, fundamental
breathers, composite breathers (generic or non-generic), as well as so-called
self-symmetric composite solitons. In this work, we use the dressing method and
the Darboux matrices corresponding to the various types of solitons to
investigate soliton interactions in the focusing ccSPE. The study combines
refactorization problems on generators of certain rational loop groups, and
long-time asymptotics of these generators, as well as the main refactorization
theorem for the dressing factors which leads to the Yang-Baxter property for
the refactorization map and the vector soliton interactions. Among the results
obtained in this paper, we derive explicit formulas for the polarization shift
of fundamental solitons which are the analog of the well-known formulas for the
interaction of vector solitons in the Manakov system. Our study also reveals
that upon interacting with a fundamental breather, a fundamental soliton
becomes a fundamental breather and, conversely, that the interaction of two
fundamental breathers generically yields two fundamental breathers with a
polarization shifts, but may also result into a fundamental soliton and a
fundamental breather. Explicit formulas for the coefficients that characterize
the fundamental breathers, as well as for their polarization vectors are
obtained. The interactions of other types of solitons are also derived and
discussed in detail and illustrated with plots. New Yang-Baxter maps are
obtained in the process.Comment: 62 pages (40 + 22 pages of appendices), 5 figures. Authors' accepted
version in SAP
Lagrangian multiforms on Lie groups and non-commuting flows
We describe a variational framework for non-commuting flows, extending the
theories of Lagrangian multiforms and pluri-Lagrangian systems, which have
gained prominence in recent years as a variational description of integrable
systems in the sense of multidimensional consistency. In the context of
non-commuting flows, the manifold of independent variables, often called
multi-time, is a Lie group whose bracket structure corresponds to the
commutation relations between the vector fields generating the flows. Natural
examples are provided by super-integrable systems for the case of Lagrangian
1-form structures, and integrable hierarchies on loop groups in the case of
Lagrangian 2-forms. As particular examples we discuss the Kepler problem, the
rational Calogero-Moser system, and a generalisation of the
Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur system with non-commuting flows. We view this
endeavour as a first step towards a purely variational approach to Lie group
actions on manifolds.Comment: 49 page
On the Zakharov-Mikhailov action: 4d Chern-Simons origin and covariant Poisson algebra of the Lax connection
We derive the d Zakharov-Mikhailov action from d Chern-Simons theory.
This d action is known to produce as equations of motion the flatness
condition of a large class of Lax connections of Zakharov-Shabat type, which
includes an ultralocal variant of the principal chiral model as a special case.
At the d level, we determine for the first time the covariant Poisson
bracket -matrix structure of the Zakharov-Shabat Lax connection, which is of
rational type. The flatness condition is then derived as a covariant Hamilton
equation. We obtain a remarkable formula for the covariant Hamiltonian in term
of the Lax connection which is the covariant analogue of the well-known formula
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explanation
Multisymplectic approach to integrable defects in the sine-Gordon model
Ideas from the theory of multisymplectic systems, introduced recently in integrable systems by the author and Kundu to discuss Liouville integrability in classical field theories with a defect, are applied to the sine-Gordon model. The key ingredient is the introduction of a second Poisson bracket in the theory that allows for a Hamiltonian description of the model that is completely equivalent to the standard one, in the absence of a defect. In the presence of a defect described by frozen Bäcklund transformations, our approach based on the new bracket unifies the various tools used so far to attack the problem. It also gets rid of the known issues related to the evaluation of the Poisson brackets of the defect matrix which involve fields at coinciding space point (the location of the defect). The original Lagrangian approach also finds a nice reinterpretation in terms of the canonical transformation representing the defect conditions
Quantum Wire Network with Magnetic Flux
The charge transport and the noise of a quantum wire network, made of three
semi-infinite external leads attached to a ring crossed by a magnetic flux, are
investigated. The system is driven away from equilibrium by connecting the
external leads to heat reservoirs with different temperatures and/or chemical
potentials. The properties of the exact scattering matrix of this configuration
as a function of the momentum, the magnetic flux and the transmission along the
ring are explored. We derive the conductance and the noise, describing in
detail the role of the magnetic flux. In the case of weak coupling between the
ring and the reservoirs, a resonant tunneling effect is observed. We also
discover that a non-zero magnetic flux has a strong impact on the usual
Johnson-Nyquist law for the pure thermal noise at small temperatures.Comment: LaTex, 6 pages, 6 figures, improved discussion of the impact of the
magnetic flux on the pure thermal nois
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian structures in an integrable hierarchy and space–time duality
We define and illustrate the novel notion of dual integrable hierarchies, on the example of the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) hierarchy. For each integrable nonlinear evolution equation (NLEE) in the hierarchy, dual integrable structures are characterized by the fact that the zero-curvature representation of the NLEE can be realized by two Hamiltonian formulations stemming from two distinct choices of the configuration space, yielding two inequivalent Poisson structures on the corresponding phase space and two distinct Hamiltonians. This is fundamentally different from the standard bi-Hamiltonian or generally multitime structure. The first formulation chooses purely space-dependent fields as configuration space; it yields the standard Poisson structure for NLS. The other one is new: it chooses purely time-dependent fields as configuration space and yields a different Poisson structure at each level of the hierarchy. The corresponding NLEE becomes a space evolution equation. We emphasize the role of the Lagrangian formulation as a unifying framework for deriving both Poisson structures, using ideas from covariant field theory. One of our main results is to show that the two matrices of the Lax pair satisfy the same form of ultralocal Poisson algebra (up to a sign) characterized by an r-matrix structure, whereas traditionally only one of them is involved in the classical r-matrix method. We construct explicit dual hierarchies of Hamiltonians, and Lax representations of the triggered dynamics, from the monodromy matrices of either Lax matrix. An appealing procedure to build a multi-dimensional lattice of Lax pair, through successive uses of the dual Poisson structures, is briefly introduced
On the Inverse Scattering Method for Integrable PDEs on a Star Graph
© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. We present a framework to solve the open problem of formulating the inverse scattering method (ISM) for an integrable PDE on a star-graph. The idea is to map the problem on the graph to a matrix initial-boundary value (IBV) problem and then to extend the unified method of Fokas to such a matrix IBV problem. The nonlinear Schrödinger equation is chosen to illustrate the method. The framework unifies all previously known examples which are recovered as particular cases. The case of general Robin conditions at the vertex is discussed: the notion of linearizable initial-boundary conditions is introduced. For such conditions, the method is shown to be as efficient as the ISM on the full-line