Introduction to quantum integrability
IPhT
Fri, Sep. 08th 2023, 10:00-12:00
Salle Claude Itzykson, Bât. 774, Orme des Merisiers
This course will give a pedagogical introduction to (quantum) integrability, a topic in mathematical physics with applications ranging from experiments in condensed-matter physics to high-energy theory. The aim is to show some highlights of the field, with a glimpse of the underlying algebraic structures, while keeping technicalities to a minimum.
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The provisional plan of the course is as follows; details can be adjusted to suit the audience.
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Part I will cover the (standard) basics of integrability, more or less following my lecture notes arXiv:1501.06805:
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- the Heisenberg spin chain,
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- the six-vertex model,
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- the exact characterisation of their spectrum by Bethe ansatz,
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- an application to alternating-sign matrices (ASM).
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- Part II is about the (less standard) basics of long-range integrability:
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- the Haldane–Shastry spin chain,
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- the quantum Calogero–Sutherland system,
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- the exact and explicit characterisation of their spectrum.
https://courses.ipht.fr/?q=en/node/314