TT[over ¯] Deformations and Integrable Spin Chains

Phys Rev Lett. 2020 Mar 13;124(10):100601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.100601.

Abstract

We consider current-current deformations that generalize TT[over ¯] ones, and show that they may be also introduced for integrable spin chains. In analogy with the integrable QFT setup, we define the deformation as a modification of the S matrix in the Bethe equations. Using results by Bargheer, Beisert and Loebbert we show that the deforming operator is composite and constructed out of two currents on the lattice; its expectation value factorizes like for TT[over ¯]. Such a deformation may be considered for any combination of charges that preserve the model's integrable structure.