Algebraic entropy, symmetries and linearization of quad equations consistent on the cube

We discuss the non autonomous nonlinear partial difference equations belonging to Boll classification of quad graph equations consistent around the cube. We show how starting from the compatible equations on a cell we can construct the lattice equations, its B\"acklund transformations and Lax pairs. By carrying out the algebraic entropy calculations we show that the $H^4$ trapezoidal and the $H^6$ families are linearizable and in a few examples we show how we can effectively linearize them

Lagrangians and integrability for additive fourth-order difference equations

We use a recently found method to characterise all the invertible fourth-order difference equations linear in the extremal values based on the existence of a discrete Lagrangian. We also give some result on the integrability properties of the obtained family and we put it in relation with known classifications. Finally, we discuss the continuum limits of the integrable cases.Comment: 40 pages, 1 figur

On Partial Differential and Difference Equations with Symmetries Depending on Arbitrary Functions

In this note we present some ideas on when Lie symmetries, both point and generalized, can depend on arbitrary functions. We show on a few examples, both in partial differential and partial difference equations when this happens. Moreover we show that the infinitesimal generators of generalized symmetries depending on arbitrary functions, both for continuous and discrete equations, effectively play the role of master symmetries

Algebraic entropy for systems of quad equations

In this work I discuss briefly the calculation of the algebraic entropy for systems of quad equations. In particular, I observe that since systems of multilinear equations can have algebraic solution, in some cases one might need to restrict the direction of evolution only to the pair of vertices yielding a birational evolution. Some examples from the exiting literature are presented and discussed within this framework.Comment: 24 pages (amsart style), 5 figures. This paper is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Decio Lev

Darboux Integrability of Trapezoidal H4H^{4} and H6H^{6} Families of Lattice Equations II: General Solutions

In this paper we construct the general solutions of two families of quad-equations, namely the trapezoidal $H^{4}$ equations and the $H^{6}$ equations. These solutions are obtained exploiting the properties of the first integrals in the Darboux sense, which were derived in [Gubbiotti G., Yamilov R.I., J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 50 (2017), 345205, 26 pages, arXiv:1608.03506]. These first integrals are used to reduce the problem to the solution of some linear or linearizable non-autonomous ordinary difference equations which can be formally solved

Growth and integrability of some birational maps in dimension three

Motivated by the study of the Kahan--Hirota--Kimura discretisation of the Euler top, we characterise the growth and integrability properties of a collection of elements in the Cremona group of a complex projective 3-space using techniques from algebraic geometry. This collection consists of maps obtained by composing the standard Cremona transformation $\mathrm{c}_3\in\mathrm{Bir}(\mathbb{P}^3)$ with projectivities that permute the fixed points of $\mathrm{c}_3$ and the points over which $\mathrm{c}_3$ performs a divisorial contraction. More specifically, we show that three behaviour are possible: (A) integrable with quadratic degree growth and two invariants, (B) periodic with two-periodic degree sequences and more than two invariants, and (C) non-integrable with submaximal degree growth and one invariant.Comment: 46 pages, 6 figures, 7 tables, comments are welcom

An Elementary Construction of Modified Hamiltonians and Modified Measures of 2D Kahan Maps

We show how to construct in an elementary way the invariant of the KHK discretisation of a cubic Hamiltonian system in two dimensions. That is, we show that this invariant is expressible as the product of the ratios of affine polynomials defining the prolongation of the three parallel sides of a hexagon. On the vertices of such a hexagon lie the indeterminacy points of the KHK map. This result is obtained analysing the structure of the singular fibres of the known invariant. We apply this construction to several examples, and we prove that a similar result holds true for a case outside the hypotheses of the main theorem, leading us to conjecture that further extensions are possible.Comment: 30 pages, 7 figure

Discrete integrable systems and random Lax matrices

We study properties of Hamiltonian integrable systems with random initial data by considering their Lax representation. Specifically, we investigate the spectral behaviour of the corresponding Lax matrices when the number $N$ of degrees of freedom of the system goes to infinity and the initial data is sampled according to a properly chosen Gibbs measure. We give an exact description of the limit density of states for the exponential Toda lattice and the Volterra lattice in terms of the Laguerre and antisymmetric Gaussian $\beta$-ensemble in the high temperature regime. For generalizations of the Volterra lattice to short range interactions, called INB additive and multiplicative lattices, the focusing Ablowitz--Ladik lattice and the focusing Schur flow, we derive numerically the density of states. For all these systems, we obtain explicitly the density of states in the ground states.Comment: 35 pages, 8 figures, 1 tabl