The eigenvalue-support conjecture for rational KP solitons

Let M=(X,Y,Z)Mn1M=(X,Y,Z)\in\mathcal{M}_n^1 represent a rational KP soliton with normalized Baker–Akhiezer function ψM\psi_M. Consider the finitely supported distributions in zz that annihilate znψMz^n\psi_M; their support records the points at which these distributions are concentrated, and the Jordan blocks of YY and ZZ determine the corresponding derivative orders.

Eigenvalue-support conjecture. The support of the distributions annihilating znψMz^n\psi_M is the set of eigenvalues of the matrices YY and ZZ, with the highest derivative taken at a particular eigenvalue bounded by the size of the corresponding Jordan block.

For non-degenerate solitons, the eigenvalues of YY and ZZ already determine the support and XX determines the coefficients. This conjecture asserts that the same description remains valid in general, clarifying the geometry of Mn1\mathcal{M}_n^1 and its relationship with the rational Grassmannian and KP solutions.

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Alex Kasman and Michael Gekhtman, “Solitons and Almost-Intertwining Matrices”, arXiv:math-ph/0011011 (2000).

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