Multi-point local height probabilities of the CSOS model within the algebraic Bethe Ansatz framework

We study the local height probabilities of the exactly solvable cyclic solid-on-solid model within the algebraic Bethe Ansatz framework. We more specifically consider multi-point local height probabilities at adjacent sites on the lattice. We derive multiple integral representations for these quantities at the thermodynamic limit, starting from finite-size expressions for the corresponding multi-point matrix elements in the Bethe basis as sums of determinants of elliptic functions.Comment: 39 page

Antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex model by separation of variables II: Functional equations and form factors

We pursue our study of the antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex model using Sklyanin's separation of variables approach, allowing in the model new possible global shifts of the dynamical parameter. We show in particular that the spectrum and eigenstates of the antiperiodic transfer matrix are completely characterized by a system of discrete equations. We prove the existence of different reformulations of this characterization in terms of functional equations of Baxter's type. We notably consider the homogeneous functional $T$-$Q$ equation which is the continuous analog of the aforementioned discrete system and show, in the case of a model with an even number of sites, that the complete spectrum and eigenstates of the antiperiodic transfer matrix can equivalently be described in terms of a particular class of its $Q$-solutions, hence leading to a complete system of Bethe equations. Finally, we compute the form factors of local operators for which we obtain determinant representations in finite volume.Comment: 52 page

A study of age group differences in multiple measures of executive functioning

Recent empirical findings have shown difficulties in assessing age group differences in executive processes and their role in executive functioning. More specifically, inhibition is an executive control process whose role in executive functioning has been poorly defined. The purpose of the current study was to extend the findings of sequential action research by examining the processes that govern sequential behaviour (i.e., self-inhibition), and to relate these findings to other measures of executive functioning (Stroop task, Visual Span, Random Generation Task). We also investigated intraindividual variability and examined the correlations between intraindividual variability and level of performance in executive measures. As hypothesized, individuals showed evidence of self-inhibition on the Sequential Action (SA) paradigm. Results on the other executive measures revealed that older adults performed significantly worse than younger adults, with modest intercorrelations between executive measures and the SA paradigm. This suggests that executive functioning is a multifaceted construct. Furthermore, these correlations were stronger for younger adults suggesting that executive functioning may be more differentiated in older adults. Older adults exhibited greater intraindividual variability on the SA paradigm. Intraindividual variability was correlated across only some measures. The pattern of correlations underscores the need to consider both intraindividual variability and level of performance when examining age group differences in executive functioning

Antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex model I: Complete spectrum by SOV, matrix elements of the identity on separate states and connections to the periodic 8-vertex model

The spin-1/2 highest weight representations of the dynamical 6-vertex and the standard 8-vertex Yang-Baxter algebra on a finite chain are considered in this paper. For the antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex transfer matrix defined on chains with an odd number of sites, we adapt the Sklyanin's quantum separation of variable (SOV) method and explicitly construct SOV representations from the original space of representations. We provide the complete characterization of eigenvalues and eigenstates proving also the simplicity of its spectrum. Moreover, we characterize the matrix elements of the identity on separated states by determinant formulae. The matrices entering in these determinants have elements given by sums over the SOV spectrum of the product of the coefficients of separate states. This SOV analysis is not reduced to the case of the elliptic roots of unit and the results here derived define the required setup to extend to the dynamical 6-vertex model the approach recently developed in [1]-[5] to compute the form factors of the local operators in the SOV framework, these results will be presented in a future publication. For the periodic 8-vertex transfer matrix, we prove that its eigenvalues have to satisfy a fixed system of equations. In the case of a chain with an odd number of sites, this system of equations is the same entering in the SOV characterization of the antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex transfer matrix spectrum. This implies that the set of the periodic 8-vertex eigenvalues is contained in the set of the antiperiodic dynamical 6-vertex eigenvalues. A criterion is introduced to find simultaneous eigenvalues of these two transfer matrices and associate to any of such eigenvalues one nonzero eigenstate of the periodic 8-vertex transfer matrix by using the SOV results. Moreover, a preliminary discussion on the degeneracy of the periodic 8-vertex spectrum is also presented.Comment: 36 pages, main modifications in section 3 and one appendix added, no result modified for the dynamical 6-vertex transfer matrix spectrum and the matrix elements of identity on separate states for chains with an odd number of site

Bedbugs and Infectious Diseases

Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius or Cimex hemipterus) are cosmopolite hematophagus insects, and recent outbreaks have been reported in all major occidental countries. Although they are suspected of transmitting more than 40 infectious agents, no report has yet definitively demonstrated that capacity

Dynamical Yang-Baxter algebra and correlation functions of the integrable SOS model

Un défi toujours actuel dans le domaine des systèmes intégrables quantiques est le calcul exact et explicite des fonctions de corrélation. Dans le cas de modèles simples tels que la chaîne de Heisenberg XXZ de spins 1/2, des progrès significatifs ont été réalisés ces dernières années. Les méthodes développées utilisent les symétries des modèles en volume infini (algèbre quantique affine) ou fini (algèbre de Yang-Baxter). L'objet de cette thèse est d'étendre le champ d'application de ce dernier type d'approche dans le cas où l'algèbre de Yang-Baxter sous-jacente est de type dynamique. C'est typiquement le cas du modèle de physique statistique solid-on-solid (SOS) qui décrit les interactions d'un paramètre de hauteur autour des faces d'un réseau bidimensionnel, avec des poids statistiques donnés par une matrice R elliptique solution de l'équation de Yang-Baxter dynamique.L'étude des fonctions de corrélation du modèle SOS est abordée dans le cadre de l'ansatz de Bethe algébrique et de la méthode de séparation des variables. Des représentations en termes de déterminants de fonctions usuelles sont obtenues par les deux méthodes pour les produits scalaires entre états et pour les facteurs de forme des opérateurs locaux en volume fini. Les formules obtenues dans le cadre de l'ansatz de Bethe algébrique sont ensuite utilisées pour représenter la fonction de corrélation à deux points sous la forme d'intégrales multiples, ainsi que pour le calcul de diverses quantités physiques à la limite thermodynamique, telles que les polarisations spontanées ou les probabilités de hauteurs locales. Ces dernières s'expriment sous forme d'intégrales multiples similaires à celles du modèle XXZ.A current challenge in the field of quantum integrable systems is the exact and explicit computation of correlation functions. In simple models such as the XXZ spin 1/2 Heisenberg chain, some significant results have been obtained during the last years. The developed methods essentially use the symmetries of the models in infinite volume (quantum affine algebra) or finite volume (Yang-Baxter algebra). The aim of this thesis is to generalize the scope of the latter approaches to the case where the underlying Yang-Baxter algebra is of dynamical type. This is typically the case of the statistical mechanics solid-on-solid (SOS) model which describes the interactions of a height parameter around faces of a bidimensional lattice, and whose statistical weights are given by an elliptic R-matrix which is solution of the dynamical Yang-Baxter equation.The study of correlation functions of the SOS model is discussed in the framework of the algebraic Bethe ansatz and the separation of variables. Representations in terms of determinants of usual functions are obtained by these two methods for the scalar products of states and for form factors of local operators in finite volume. The obtained formula in the framework of the algebraic Bethe ansatz are then used to represent the two-point function as multiple integrals, and also to compute various physical quantities at the thermodynamic limit, such as the spontaneous polarizations or the local height probabilities. The latter can be expressed in terms of multiple integrals of contour, which are really similar to the ones obtained in the XXZ model

Algèbre de Yang-Baxter dynamique et fonctions de corrélation du modèle SOS intégrable

A current challenge in the field of quantum integrable systems is the exact and explicit computation of correlation functions. In simple models such as the XXZ spin 1/2 Heisenberg chain, some significant results have been obtained during the last years. The developed methods essentially use the symmetries of the models in infinite volume (quantum affine algebra) or finite volume (Yang-Baxter algebra). The aim of this thesis is to generalize the scope of the latter approaches to the case where the underlying Yang-Baxter algebra is of dynamical type. This is typically the case of the statistical mechanics solid-on-solid (SOS) model which describes the interactions of a height parameter around faces of a bidimensional lattice, and whose statistical weights are given by an elliptic R-matrix which is solution of the dynamical Yang-Baxter equation.The study of correlation functions of the SOS model is discussed in the framework of the algebraic Bethe ansatz and the separation of variables. Representations in terms of determinants of usual functions are obtained by these two methods for the scalar products of states and for form factors of local operators in finite volume. The obtained formula in the framework of the algebraic Bethe ansatz are then used to represent the two-point function as multiple integrals, and also to compute various physical quantities at the thermodynamic limit, such as the spontaneous polarizations or the local height probabilities. The latter can be expressed in terms of multiple integrals of contour, which are really similar to the ones obtained in the XXZ model.Un défi toujours actuel dans le domaine des systèmes intégrables quantiques est le calcul exact et explicite des fonctions de corrélation. Dans le cas de modèles simples tels que la chaîne de Heisenberg XXZ de spins 1/2, des progrès significatifs ont été réalisés ces dernières années. Les méthodes développées utilisent les symétries des modèles en volume infini (algèbre quantique affine) ou fini (algèbre de Yang-Baxter). L'objet de cette thèse est d'étendre le champ d'application de ce dernier type d'approche dans le cas où l'algèbre de Yang-Baxter sous-jacente est de type dynamique. C'est typiquement le cas du modèle de physique statistique solid-on-solid (SOS) qui décrit les interactions d'un paramètre de hauteur autour des faces d'un réseau bidimensionnel, avec des poids statistiques donnés par une matrice R elliptique solution de l'équation de Yang-Baxter dynamique.L'étude des fonctions de corrélation du modèle SOS est abordée dans le cadre de l'ansatz de Bethe algébrique et de la méthode de séparation des variables. Des représentations en termes de déterminants de fonctions usuelles sont obtenues par les deux méthodes pour les produits scalaires entre états et pour les facteurs de forme des opérateurs locaux en volume fini. Les formules obtenues dans le cadre de l'ansatz de Bethe algébrique sont ensuite utilisées pour représenter la fonction de corrélation à deux points sous la forme d'intégrales multiples, ainsi que pour le calcul de diverses quantités physiques à la limite thermodynamique, telles que les polarisations spontanées ou les probabilités de hauteurs locales. Ces dernières s'expriment sous forme d'intégrales multiples similaires à celles du modèle XXZ