Bi-orthogonal systems on the unit circle, Regular Semi-Classical Weights and Integrable Systems - II

We derive the Christoffel-Geronimus-Uvarov transformations of a system of bi-orthogonal polynomials and associated functions on the unit circle, that is to say the modification of the system corresponding to a rational modification of the weight function. In the specialisation of the weight function to the regular semi-classical case with an arbitrary number of regular singularities $\{z_1, ..., z_M \}$ the bi-orthogonal system is known to be isomonodromy preserving with respect to deformations of the singular points. If the zeros and poles of the Christoffel-Geronimus-Uvarov factors coincide with the singularities then we have the Schlesinger transformations of this isomonodromic system. Compatibility of the Schlesinger transformations with the other structures of the system - the recurrence relations, the spectral derivatives and deformation derivatives is explicitly deduced. Various forms of Hirota-Miwa equations are derived for the $\tau$-functions or equivalently Toeplitz determinants of the system.Comment: to appear J. Approx. Theor

Semi-classical Orthogonal Polynomial Systems on Non-uniform Lattices, Deformations of the Askey Table and Analogs of Isomonodromy

A $\mathbb{D}$-semi-classical weight is one which satisfies a particular linear, first order homogeneous equation in a divided-difference operator $\mathbb{D}$. It is known that the system of polynomials, orthogonal with respect to this weight, and the associated functions satisfy a linear, first order homogeneous matrix equation in the divided-difference operator termed the spectral equation. Attached to the spectral equation is a structure which constitutes a number of relations such as those arising from compatibility with the three-term recurrence relation. Here this structure is elucidated in the general case of quadratic lattices. The simplest examples of the $\mathbb{D}$-semi-classical orthogonal polynomial systems are precisely those in the Askey table of hypergeometric and basic hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials. However within the $\mathbb{D}$-semi-classical class it is entirely natural to define a generalisation of the Askey table weights which involve a deformation with respect to new deformation variables. We completely construct the analogous structures arising from such deformations and their relations with the other elements of the theory. As an example we treat the first non-trivial deformation of the Askey-Wilson orthogonal polynomial system defined by the $q$-quadratic divided-difference operator, the Askey-Wilson operator, and derive the coupled first order divided-difference equations characterising its evolution in the deformation variable. We show that this system is a member of a sequence of classical solutions to the $E^{(1)}_7$ $q$-Painlev\'e system.Comment: Submitted to Duke Mathematical Journal on 5th April 201

Exact Solution to the Moment Problem for the XY Chain

We present the exact solution to the moment problem for the spin-1/2 isotropic antiferromagnetic XY chain with explicit forms for the moments with respect to the Neel state, the cumulant generating function, and the Resolvent Operator. We verify the correctness of the Horn-Weinstein Theorems, but the analytic structure of the generating function in the complex t-plane is quite different from that assumed by the "t"-Expansion and the Connected Moments Expansion due to the vanishing gap. This function has a finite radius of convergence about t=0, and for large t has a leading descending algebraic series E(t)-E_0 ~ At^{-2}. The Resolvent has a branch cut and essential singularity near the ground state energy of the form G(s)/s ~ B|s+1|^{-3/4} exp(C|s+1|^{1/2}). Consequently extrapolation strategies based on these assumptions are flawed and in practise we find that the CMX methods are pathological and cannot be applied, while numerical evidence for two of the "t"-expansion methods indicates a clear asymptotic convergence behaviour with truncation order.Comment: 15 pages + 2 postscript files, Latex2e + amstex + amssyb, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys.

Gas ion laser construction for electrically isolating the pressure gauge thereof

The valve and the pressure gauge of a gas ion laser were electrically insulated from the laser discharge path by connecting them in series with the cathode of the laser. The laser cathode can be grounded and preferably is a cold cathode although a hot cathode may be used instead. The cold cathode was provided with a central aperture to which was connected both the pressure gauge and the gas pressure reservoir through the valve. This will effectively prevent electric discharges from passing either to the pressure gauge or the valve which would otherwise destroy the pressure gauge

Construction of a Lax Pair for the E6(1)E_6^{(1)} qq-Painlev\'e System

We construct a Lax pair for the $E^{(1)}_6$ $q$-Painlev\'e system from first principles by employing the general theory of semi-classical orthogonal polynomial systems characterised by divided-difference operators on discrete, quadratic lattices [arXiv:1204.2328]. Our study treats one special case of such lattices - the $q$-linear lattice - through a natural generalisation of the big $q$-Jacobi weight. As a by-product of our construction we derive the coupled first-order $q$-difference equations for the $E^{(1)}_6$ $q$-Painlev\'e system, thus verifying our identification. Finally we establish the correspondences of our result with the Lax pairs given earlier and separately by Sakai and Yamada, through explicit transformations