A solution to quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations and its application to eigenvalue problems of the Macdonald type (Q674640)

The quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov (QKZ) equation was reconstructed in the framework of the extended affine Weyl groups and the extended affine Hecke algebras for arbitrary root systems. Cherednik and Kato made a bridge between the QKZ equations and eigenvalue problems of the Macdonald type: a weighted symmetric sum of the solutions to the former gives rise to a solution of the latter. However, Cherednik and Kato did not obtain concrete solutions. The aim of this paper is (1) to give a solution of Cherednik's \(A_{n-1}\)-type QKZ equation through integral representations, especially using \(q\)-Selberg-type integrals, and (2) to apply this result to investigate eigenvalue problems of the Macdonald type. It is supposed throughout the paper that \(q\) is a real number with \(0<q<1\).