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R-matrix for spin chains

In algebraic Bethe ansatz procedure, one of the central objects is the R-matrix satisfying the Yang-Baxter equation, but all the papers/books give directly its expression without deriving it, so my ...
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Mathematical meaning for Algebraic Bethe Ansatz

I'm a mathematician who's trying to understand the meaning of Algebraic Bethe Ansatz. What I understood is that when dealing with quantum integrable models (like XXZ Heisenberg spin chain), one is ...
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How do boundary conditions change during a spin transformation?

I am currently reading the following review paper: (1) Two Dimensional Model as a Soluble Problem for Many Fermions by Schultz et. al. Equation (3.2), which is reproduced below, introduces the Jordan-...
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