A Lax equation for the nonlinear sigma model

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02663-1zbMATH Open0998.81044arXivhep-th/0208172MaRDI QIDQ700830FDOQ700830

Alin Constandache, J. C. Brunelli, Ashok Das

Publication date: 9 October 2002

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a Lax equation for the non-linear sigma model which leads directly to the conserved local charges of the system. We show that the system has two infinite sets of such conserved charges following from the Lax equation, much like dispersionless systems. We show that the system has two Hamiltonian structures which are compatible so that it is truly a bi-Hamiltonian system. However, the two Hamiltonian structures act on the two distinct sets of charges to give the dynamical equations, which is quite distinct from the behavior in conventional integrable systems. We construct two recursion operators which connect the conserved charges within a given set as well as between the two sets. We show explicitly that the conserved charges are in involution with respect to either of the Hamiltonian structures thereby proving complete integrability of the system. Various other interesting features are also discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208172

zbMATH Keywords

recursion operatorsHamiltonian structuresconserved local charges

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Completely integrable infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems, integration methods, integrability tests, integrable hierarchies (KdV, KP, Toda, etc.) (37K10) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20)

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