Lax pair formulation in the simultaneous presence of boundaries and defects. (21st January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doikou, Anastasia
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 48:Number 6(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-01-21
• Subjects: classical integrability -- defects and boundaries -- Lax pairs; Mathematical physics -- Periodicals; Statistical physics -- Periodicals; Quantum theory -- Periodicals; Matter -- Properties -- Periodicals; 530.105
• DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/48/6/065203
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8113

Abstract

Abstract: Inspired by recent results on the effect of integrable boundary conditions on the bulk behavior of an integrable system, and in particular on the behavior of an existing defect, we systematically formulate the Lax pairs in the simultaneous presence of integrable boundaries and defects. The respective sewing conditions as well as the relevant equations of motion on the defect point are accordingly extracted. We consider a specific prototype i.e. the vector nonlinear Schrödinger model to exemplify our construction. This model displays a highly non-trivial behavior and allows the existence of two distinct types of boundary conditions based on the reflection algebra or the twisted Yangian.