Ravanini–Tateo–Valleriani periodicity conjecture for simply laced Y-systems

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Let XrX_r and Xr′′X'_{r'} be simply laced Dynkin diagrams of finite type, with index sets II and I′I', Coxeter numbers hh and h′h', and ranks rr and r′r'. A family of positive real numbers Yii′(u)Y_{ii'}(u), for i∈Ii\in I, i′∈I′i'\in I', and u∈Zu\in\mathbb{Z}, satisfies the Y-system Y(Xr,Xr′′)\mathbb{Y}(X_r,X'_{r'}) when

Yii′(u−1)Yii′(u+1)=∏j:j∼i(1+Yji′(u))∏j′:j′∼i′(1+Yij′(u)−1),Y_{ii'}(u-1)Y_{ii'}(u+1)=\frac{\displaystyle\prod_{j:j\sim i}(1+Y_{ji'}(u))}{\displaystyle\prod_{j':j'\sim i'}(1+Y_{ij'}(u)^{-1})},

where adjacency is taken in the respective Dynkin diagrams. Ravanini–Tateo–Valleriani periodicity conjecture. Every such solution satisfies

Yii′(u+2(h+h′))=Yii′(u).Y_{ii'}(u+2(h+h'))=Y_{ii'}(u).

The conjecture generalizes Zamolodchikov’s periodicity conjecture. The source records proofs in several special cases and states that Keller subsequently proved it in full generality.

References

Primary source

Tomoki Nakanishi, “Dilogarithm identities for conformal field theories and cluster algebras: simply laced case”, arXiv:0909.5480 (2010).

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