New approach to scalar products of Bethe vectors

A. Liashyk

arxiv: 1907.11875 · v1 · pith:2DBJVZ7Dnew · submitted 2019-07-27 · 🧮 math-ph · math.MP· nlin.SI

New approach to scalar products of Bethe vectors

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keywords Bethe vectorsscalar productstransfer matrixalgebraic Bethe ansatzdeterminant representationperiodic boundary conditionsreflection algebraintegrable models

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A new method extracts scalar products of Bethe vectors as coefficients in the multiple action of the transfer matrix, producing determinant formulas for both periodic and reflection boundaries.

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The paper develops a new approach to computing scalar products between on-shell and off-shell Bethe vectors in quantum integrable models. It relies on the known action of the transfer matrix on these vectors for systems with gl(2)-invariant R-matrices. By examining the multiple action of the transfer matrix, the authors identify a specific coefficient that directly corresponds to the desired scalar product. This leads to explicit determinant formulas for the scalar products under both periodic boundary conditions and those derived from the reflection algebra. The method applies uniformly to models solvable by the algebraic Bethe ansatz.

Core claim

We present a new method to calculate the scalar products based on formula of an action of transfer matrix of a model onto Bethe vector. Using this method we identify some coefficient in the multiple action of the transfer matrix with the scalar product between on-shell and off-shell Bethe vectors. This allows us to find determinant representation of the scalar products in both types of boundary conditions.

What carries the argument

The multiple action of the transfer matrix on Bethe vectors, from which a coefficient is identified as the scalar product between on-shell and off-shell vectors.

Load-bearing premise

The models under consideration are solvable by the algebraic Bethe ansatz and possess a gl(2)-invariant R-matrix, with a known explicit formula for the action of the transfer matrix on Bethe vectors.

What would settle it

A direct computation of the scalar product for a small system size that fails to match the coefficient extracted from the multiple transfer matrix action.

read the original abstract

We consider quantum integrable models solvable by the algebraic Bethe ansatz and possessing $\mathfrak{gl}(2)$-invariant $R$-matrix. We study the models of both periodic boundary conditions and boundary conditions based on reflection algebra. We present a new method to calculate the scalar products based on formula of an action of transfer matrix of a model onto Bethe vector. Using this method we identify some coefficient in the multiple action of the transfer matrix with the scalar product between on-shell and off-shell Bethe vectors. This allows us to find determinant representation of the scalar products in both types of boundary conditions.

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The paper's core move is identifying a coefficient in the transfer-matrix action with the on-shell/off-shell scalar product, then writing down the resulting determinant formulas for both periodic and reflection boundaries.

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The paper gives a direct way to pull determinant representations for scalar products out of the known action of the transfer matrix on Bethe vectors. It applies the same identification to both periodic gl(2) models and those with reflection-algebra boundaries. The method does not introduce new operators or change the underlying R-matrix assumptions; it simply notices that one coefficient in the multiple action already equals the scalar product in question and then uses that to reach the determinant form. That step is the actual content. The stress-test note is right that nothing in the description suggests circularity or extra fitting. The approach stays inside the standard algebraic Bethe ansatz toolkit for gl(2)-invariant models. The limitation is that the abstract supplies no intermediate formulas, no explicit determinant expressions, and no sample calculations, so it is impossible to check how compact the final expressions are or whether they match existing ones in the literature after simplification. If the full derivations are clean and the boundary-case formulas are new, the note is a modest but usable shortcut for people who already work with these scalar products. If the determinants turn out to be rearrangements of known results, the contribution shrinks. This is a narrow technical paper aimed at specialists in integrable models. A reader who needs scalar-product formulas for gl(2) chains with boundaries could get practical value from the determinant expressions. It is worth sending to a referee who knows the ABA literature, because the claim is concrete and the framework is standard.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a new method to compute scalar products between on-shell and off-shell Bethe vectors in quantum integrable models with gl(2)-invariant R-matrix that are solvable by the algebraic Bethe ansatz. The approach relies on the known explicit action of the transfer matrix on Bethe vectors; a coefficient appearing in the multiple action is identified with the desired scalar product, which is then shown to admit a determinant representation. The construction is carried out for both periodic boundary conditions and boundary conditions arising from the reflection algebra.

Significance. If the coefficient identification is correctly established, the method supplies a uniform route to determinant formulas for scalar products under two distinct classes of boundary conditions. Such formulas are central to the computation of correlation functions and norms in ABA-solvable models. The paper works entirely inside the standard gl(2) ABA framework and does not introduce additional ad-hoc assumptions; this is a strength.

minor comments (2)

The abstract states that the identification 'allows us to find determinant representation' but does not indicate the section in which the explicit determinant is derived; a one-sentence pointer would improve readability.
Notation for the reflection-algebra case (e.g., the precise form of the K-matrix and the boundary transfer matrix) should be recalled briefly in the main text before the coefficient identification is performed, even if it appears in an appendix.

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment of our work and the recommendation for minor revision. The report correctly identifies the core contribution: using the explicit action of the transfer matrix to identify a coefficient with the scalar product, thereby obtaining determinant representations for both periodic and reflecting boundary conditions within the standard gl(2) ABA framework. No major comments were listed in the report.

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No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The paper derives determinant representations for scalar products of Bethe vectors by identifying a coefficient in the multiple action of the transfer matrix (a standard ABA input) with the on-shell/off-shell scalar product. This step uses the known explicit action formula as an external starting point rather than deriving it internally or fitting it to the target scalar products. No self-definitional loop, fitted-input prediction, or load-bearing self-citation chain is exhibited in the provided abstract or description; the central claim remains independent of the paper's own outputs.

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domain assumption The models are solvable by the algebraic Bethe ansatz and possess a gl(2)-invariant R-matrix.
Stated in the first sentence of the abstract as the class of models considered.
domain assumption An explicit formula exists for the action of the transfer matrix on a Bethe vector.
Invoked in the abstract as the starting point of the new method.

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Integral representations for correlation functions of the XXZ chain at finite temperature

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N. Kitanine, K. K. Kozlowski, J. M. Maillet, G. Niccoli, N. A. Slavnov, V. Terras, Corre- lation functions of the open XXZ chain I , J. Stat. Mech. (2007), P10009

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Spin-spin correlation functions of the XXZ-1/2 Heisenberg chain in a magnetic field

N. Kitanine, J. M. Maillet, N. Slavnov, and V. Terras, Spin-spin correlation functions of the XXZ-1/2 Heisenberg chain in a magnetic ﬁeld ,Nuclear Phys. B, 641 (2002), 487518, hep-th/0201045

work page internal anchor Pith review Pith/arXiv arXiv 2002

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Bethe vectors of GL(3)-invariant integrable models

S. Belliard, S. Pakuliak, E. Ragoucy, N. A. Slavnov, Bethe vectors of GL(3)-invariant integrable models , J. Stat. Mech. 1302 (2013) P02020, math-ph/1210.0768. 12

work page internal anchor Pith review Pith/arXiv arXiv 2013