Platonic solutions of the discrete Nahm equation

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Authors: Paul Sutcliffe
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Abstract

Abstract The discrete Nahm equation is an integrable nonlinear difference equation for complex N × N matrices defined on a one-dimensional lattice, with rank and symmetry boundary conditions at the ends of the lattice. Solutions of this system correspond to SU (2) magnetic monopoles of charge N in hyperbolic space, with the curvature related to the number of lattice points. Here some solutions of the discrete Nahm equation are obtained by imposing platonic symmetries, and the spectral curves of the associated hyperbolic monopoles are calculated directly from these solutions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Nonlinear Photonic Systems Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
Volume
59
Issue
14
Pages
145403–145403
Publication date
30 March 2026
Language
EN