Discrete mKdV equation via Darboux transformation (Q1981815)

The aim of this paper is to illuminate the relationship between the discrete and semi-discrete potential modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equations on the one hand, and on the other, the transformation theory of the smooth potential mKdV equation via the use of infinitesimal Bianchi cubes of Darboux transformations keeping arc-length polarization. The authors introduce an efficient route to obtaining the discrete potential mKdV equation emerging from a particular discrete motion of discrete planar curves. This paper is organized as follows: Section 1 is an introduction to the subject. In Section 2 the authors recall the definitions and results from [\textit{F. Burstall} et al., Geom. Dedicata 183, 43--58 (2016; Zbl 1347.53012); \textit{J. Cho}, ``Infinitesimal Darboux transformation and semi-discrete mKdV equation'', Preprint, \url{arXiv:2010.07846}] directly related to this paper. Section 3 deals with discrete potential mKdV equation via permutability. Here the authors study permutability between Darboux transformations, Darboux deformations and discrete potential mKdV equation coming from infinitesimal Bianchi cubes.