Duality for the general isomonodromy problem (Q870991)

By an extension of \textit{J. Harnad}'s [Commun. Math. Phys. 166, No.~2, 337--365 (1994; Zbl 0822.58018)] and Dubrovin's ``duality'' constructions, the general isomonodromy problem studied by Jimbo, Miwa, and Ueno is transformed into a simpler one, in which the linear system of ordinary differential equations has a regular singularity at the origin and an irregular singularity at infinity (both resonant). The paper looks at this dual formulation of the problem from two points of view: the symplectic geometry of spaces associated with the loop group of the general linear group, and a generalization of the self-dual Yang-Mills equations.