Macdonald Difference Operators Research Articles

(q,t)-deformed (skew) Hurwitz τ-functions

We follow the general recipe for constructing commutative families of W-operators, which provides Hurwitz-like expansions in symmetric functions (Macdonald polynomials), in order to obtain a difference operator example that gives rise to a (q,t)-deformation of the earlier studied models. As before, a key role is played by an appropriate deformation of the cut-and-join rotation operator. We outline its expression both in terms of generators of the quantum toroidal algebra and in terms of the Macdonald difference operators.

Two-Point Convergence of the Stochastic Six-Vertex Model to the Airy Process

In this paper we consider the stochastic six-vertex model in the quadrant started with step initial data. After a long time T, it is known that the one-point height function fluctuations are of order $$T^{1/3}$$ and governed by the Tracy–Widom distribution. We prove that the two-point distribution of the height function, rescaled horizontally by $$T^{2/3}$$ and vertically by $$T^{1/3}$$ , converges to the two-point distribution of the Airy process. The starting point of this result is a recent connection discovered by Borodin–Bufetov–Wheeler between the stochastic six-vertex model and the ascending Hall–Littlewood process (a certain measure on plane partitions). Using the Macdonald difference operators, we obtain formulas for two-point observables for the ascending Hall–Littlewood process, which for the six-vertex model give access to the joint cumulative distribution function for its height function. A careful asymptotic analysis of these observables gives the two-point convergence result under certain restrictions on the parameters of the model.

Elliptic Ruijsenaars Difference Operators on Bounded Partitions

Abstract By means of a truncation condition on the parameters, the elliptic Ruijsenaars difference operators are restricted onto a finite lattice of points encoded by bounded partitions. A corresponding orthogonal basis of joint eigenfunctions is constructed in terms of polynomials on the joint spectrum. In the trigonometric limit, this recovers the diagonalization of the truncated Macdonald difference operators by a finite-dimensional basis of Macdonald polynomials.

Correlation Functions of the Pfaffian Schur Process Using Macdonald Difference Operators

We study the correlation functions of the Pfaffian Schur process. Borodin and Rains [J. Stat. Phys. 121 (2005), 291-317] introduced the Pfaffian Schur process and derived its correlation functions using a Pfaffian analogue of the Eynard-Mehta theorem. We present here an alternative derivation of the correlation functions using Macdonald difference operators.

Six-vertex Models and the GUE-corners Process

Abstract We consider a class of probability distributions on the six-vertex model, which originates from the higher spin vertex models of [13]. We define operators, inspired by the Macdonald difference operators, which extract various correlation functions, measuring the probability of observing different arrow configurations. For the class of models we consider, the correlation functions can be expressed in terms of multiple contour integrals, which are suitable for asymptotic analysis. For a particular choice of parameters we analyze the limit of the correlation functions through the steepest descent method. Combining this asymptotic statement with some new results about Gibbs measures on Gelfand–Tsetlin cones and patterns, we show that the asymptotic behavior of our six-vertex model near the boundary is described by the Gaussian Unitary Ensemble-corners process.

Correlation functions of the Schur process through Macdonald difference operators

Introduced by Okounkov and Reshetikhin, the Schur process is known to be a determinantal point process, meaning that its correlation functions are minors of a single correlation kernel matrix. Previously, this was derived using determinantal expressions for the skew-Schur polynomials. In this paper we obtain this result in a different way, using the fact that the Schur polynomials are eigenfunctions of Macdonald difference operators.

Orthogonality relations and Cherednik identities for multivariable Baker–Akhiezer functions

We establish orthogonality relations for the Baker–Akhiezer (BA) eigenfunctions of the Macdonald difference operators. We also obtain a version of Cherednik–Macdonald–Mehta integral for these functions. As a corollary, we give a simple derivation of the norm identity and Cherednik–Macdonald–Mehta integral for Macdonald polynomials. In the appendix written by the first author, we prove a summation formula for BA functions. We also consider more general identities of Cherednik type, which we use to introduce and construct more general, twisted BA functions. This leads to a construction of new quantum integrable models of Macdonald–Ruijsenaars type.

Periodic ILW equation with discrete Laplacian

We study an integro-differential equation which generalizes the periodic intermediate long wave (ILW) equation. The kernel of the singular integral involved is an elliptic function written as a second-order difference of the Weierstrass ζ-function. Using Sato's formulation, we show the integrability and construct some special solutions. An elliptic solution is also obtained. We present a conjecture based on a Poisson structure that gives an alternative description of this integrable hierarchy. We note that this Poisson algebra in turn is related to a quantum algebra related to the family of Macdonald difference operators.

A commutative algebra on degenerate CP1 and Macdonald polynomials

We introduce a unital associative algebra A associated with degenerate CP1. We show that A is a commutative algebra and whose Poincaré series is given by the number of partitions. Thereby, we can regard A as a smooth degeneration limit of the elliptic algebra introduced by Feigin and Odesskii [Int. Math. Res. Notices 11, 531 (1997)]. Then we study the commutative family of the Macdonald difference operators acting on the space of symmetric functions. A canonical basis is proposed for this family by using A and the Heisenberg representation of the commutative family studied by Shiraishi [ Commun. Math. Phys. 263, 439 (2006)]. It is found that the Ding–Iohara algebra [Lett. Math. Phys. 41, 183 (1997)] provides us with an algebraic framework for the free field construction. An elliptic deformation of our construction is discussed, showing connections with the Drinfeld quasi-Hopf twisting [Leningrad Math. J. 1, 1419 (1990)] in the sence of Babelon-Bernard–Billey [Phys. Lett. B. 375, 89 (1996)], the Ruijsenaars difference operator [Commun. Math. Phys. 110, 191 (1987)], and the operator M(q,t1,t2) of Okounkov–Pandharipande [e-print arXiv:math-ph/0411210].

Macdonald difference operators and Harish-Chandra series

We analyze the centralizer of the Macdonald difference operator in an appropriate algebra of Weyl group invariant difference operators. We show that it coincides with Cherednik's commuting algebra of difference operators via an analog of the Harish-Chandra isomorphism. Analogs of Harish-Chandra series are defined and realized as solutions to the system of basic hypergeometric difference equations associated to the centralizer algebra. These Harish-Chandra series are then related to both Macdonald polynomials and Chalykh's Baker-Akhiezer functions.

Central elements for quantum affine algebras and affine Macdonald’s operators

We describe a generalization of Drinfeld's description of the center of a quantum group to the case of quantum affine algebras. We use the obtained central elements to construct the affine analogue of Macdonald's difference operators.

R-matrix arising from affine Hecke algebras and its application to Macdonald's difference operators

We shall give a certain trigonometric R-matrix associated with each root system by using affine Hecke algebras. From this R-matrix, we derive a quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation after Cherednik, and show that the solutions of this KZ equation yield eigenfunctions of Macdonald's difference operators.

Macdonald’s polynomials and representations of quantum groups

In this paper we present a formula for Macdonald's polynomials for the root system A(n-1) which arises from the representation theory of quantum sl(n). This formula expresses Macdonald's polynomials via (weighted) traces of intertwining operators between certain modules over quantum sl(n). We also describe the commutative system of Macdonald's difference operators using the generators of the center of the quantum universal enveloping algebra, and use this description to prove a trace formula for generic eigenfunctions of these operators. These functions are generalized q-hypergeometric functions which are related to solutions of the quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations.