Construction of eigenfunctions for a system of quantum minors of the monodromy matrix for an SL(n,ℂ)-invariant spin chain

Abstract

We consider the problem of seeking the eigenvectors for a commuting family of quantum minors of the monodromy matrix for an SL(n,ℂ)-invariant inhomogeneous spin chain. The algebra generators and elements of the L-operator at each site of the chain are implemented as linear differential operators in the space of functions of n(n−1)/2 variables. In the general case, the representation of the sl_n(ℂ) algebra at each site is infinite-dimensional and belongs to the principal unitary series. We solve this problem using a recursive procedure with respect to the rank n of the algebra. We obtain explicit expressions for the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the commuting family. We consider the particular cases n = 2 and n = 3 and also the limit case of the one-site chain in detail.