Integrable light-cone lattice discretizations from the universal \(\text{R}\)-matrix (Q1704534)

In this paper the authors develop a general scheme for constructing integrable lattice regularisations of integrable quantum field theories. Considering the affine Toda theories as examples, they show how to construct such lattice regularisations using the representation theory of quantum affine algebras. The authors clarify the relations between the light-cone approach to integrable lattice models and the representation theory of quantum affine algebras, suggesting a general scheme for the construction of generalised Baxter Q-operators. One of the main difficulties is coming from the infinite-dimensionality of the relevant families of representations. It is handled by means of suitable renormalisation prescriptions defining what may be called the modular double of quantum affine algebras. In particular, this framework allows for a representation-theoretic proof of finite-difference equations generalising the Baxter equation.