Combinatorial point for higher spin loop models

Paul Zinn-Justin ¹

Communications in Mathematical Physics 272 (2007) 661-682

Integrable loop models associated with higher representations (spin k/2) of U_q(sl(2)) are investigated at the point q=-e^{i\pi/(k+2)}. The ground state eigenvalue and eigenvectors are described. Introducing inhomogeneities into the models allows to derive a sum rule for the ground state entries.

• 1. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies (LPTHE),
  CNRS : UMR7589 – Université Paris VI – Pierre et Marie Curie – Université Paris VII – Paris Diderot