On Bäcklund transformations for many-body systems

Vadim Kuznetsov, Evgeni Sklyanin

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Abstract

Using the n-particle periodic Toda lattice and the relativistic generalization due to Ruijsenaars of the elliptic Calogero-Moser system as examples, we revise the basic properties of the Bäcklund transformations (BTs) from the Hamiltonian point of view. The analogy between the BT and Baxter's quantum Q-operator pointed out by Pasquier and Gaudin is exploited to produce a conjugated variable for the parameter of the BT , such that belongs to the spectrum of the Lax operator . As a consequence, the generating function of the composition of n BTs gives rise to another canonical transformation separating variables for the model. For the Toda lattice the dual BT parametrized by is introduced.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2241-2251
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume31
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1998

Keywords

  • Mathematical physics;
  • Statistical physics and nonlinear systems;

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