A Lie theoretic Galois theory for the spectral curves of an integrable system. II

McDaniel, Andrew; Smolinsky, Lawrence

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-97-01853-9

A Lie theoretic Galois theory for the spectral curves of an integrable system. II
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Abstract:

In the study of integrable systems of ODE’s arising from a Lax pair with a parameter, the constants of the motion occur as spectral curves. Many of these systems are algebraically completely integrable in that they linearize on the Jacobian of a spectral curve. In an earlier paper the authors gave a classification of the spectral curves in terms of the Weyl group and arranged the spectral curves in a hierarchy. This paper examines the Jacobians of the spectral curves, again exploiting the Weyl group action. A hierarchy of Jacobians will give a basis of comparison for flows from various representations. A construction of V. Kanev is generalized and the Jacobians of the spectral curves are analyzed for abelian subvarieties. Prym-Tjurin varieties are studied using the group ring of the Weyl group $W$ and the Hecke algebra of double cosets of a parabolic subgroup of $W.$ For each algebra a subtorus is identified that agrees with Kanev’s Prym-Tjurin variety when his is defined. The example of the periodic Toda lattice is pursued.

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