Bethe ansatz for the three-layer Zamolodchikov model

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of our previous work (solv-int/9903001). We obtain two more functional relations for the eigenvalues of the transfer matrices for the $sl(3)$ chiral Potts model at $q^2=-1$. This model, up to a modification of boundary conditions, is equivalent to the three-layer three-dimensional Zamolodchikov model. From these relations we derive the Bethe ansatz equations.