Gauge covariant theory of the generating operator. I (Q1087747)

A gauge covariant formulation of the generating operator (\(\Lambda\)- operator) theory for the Zakharov-Shabat system is proposed. The operator \({\tilde \Lambda}\), corresponding to the gauge equivalent system in the pole gauge is explicitly calculated. Thus the unified approach to the nonlinear Schrödinger-type equations based on \(\Lambda\) is automatically reformulated with the help of \({\tilde \Lambda}\) for the Heisenberg ferromagnet-type equations. Consequently, it is established that the conserved densities for the Heisenberg-ferromagnet-type equations are polynomial in S(x) and its x-derivatives. Special attention is paid to the interrelation between the hierarchies of symplectic structures corresponding to the above mentioned families of gauge- equivalent equations. It is shown that the geometrical properties of the conjugated operator \(\Lambda^*\) are gauge-independent.