Integrable boundary conditions for the Hirota-Miwa equation and Lie algebras

Systems of discrete equations on a quadrilateral graph related to the series $D^{(2)}_N$ of the affine Lie algebras are studied. The systems are derived from the Hirota-Miwa equation by imposing boundary conditions compatible with the integrability property. The Lax pairs for the systems are presented. It is shown that in the continuum limit the quad systems tend to the corresponding systems of the differential equations belonging to the well-know Drinfeld-Sokolov hierarchies. The problem of finding the formal asymptotic expansion of the solutions to the Lax equations is studied. Generating functions for the local conservation laws are found for the systems corresponding to $D^{(2)}_3$. An example of the higher symmetry is presented.