1. Introduction
In this work, we characterize the symmetry structure of a noncommutative version of the bispectral problem [
1]. The latter refers to families of eigenfunctions
of an operator
, with
z-dependent eigenvalue parameter, that are also eigenfunctions for some nontrivial operator
with an
x-dependent eigenvalue. We shall refer to the differential equations involving the operator
as the physical equations.
In the commutative (or scalar) case, the bispectral problem already displays unexpected connections to different areas [
1,
2,
3]. One of the most important connections is that a remarkable set of bispectral Schrödinger operators
are obtained when
is a rational solution of the KdV equation [
4]. The abundance of connections is even more pronounced in the matrix case. See [
2,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11] and references therein. In the theory of infinite dimensional systems and solitons the study of the symmetries led to a deeper understanding of the structure of these equations. See for example [
12,
13].
Characterizing the algebraic structure of the solutions to a problem through presentations is a major task in many areas. In our context, this consists in looking for a set of generators in such a way that the relations among them are as simple as possible [
14,
15,
16]. We address this problem for some algebras associated to the noncommutative bispectral problem, which in turn is connected to the Spin Calogero–Moser system [
17,
18].
Let
be a field. A presentation of a
-algebra
A comprises a set
S of generators so that every element of the algebra can be written as a polynomial in these generators and a set
I of relations among those generators. We then say
A has a presentation
. Interesting conjectures concerning presentations of some noncommutative algebras were proposed in connection with the interplay of matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials [
18,
19] and the bispectral problem [
20]. Only one of the conjectures proposed in [
19] was solved in [
21]. In [
18] the algebras involved are bispectral algebras while in [
19] the algebras involved are algebras of differential operators associated to matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials. This article solves the conjectures concerning noncommutative bispectral algebras presented in [
18].
In the present incarnation of the
bispectral problem, we consider the triples
satisfying systems of equations
with
,
linear matrix differential operators, i.e.,
,
. The functions
and the nontrivial common eigenfunction
are in principle compatible sized matrix-valued functions. A triple
satisfying (1) is called a bispectral triple.
The main goal of this article is to give a presentation of each (bispectral) algebra using its generators and some relations among them. Thus, describing the ideal of relations, we give three examples of bispectral algebras to illustrate a general theorem of presentations of finitely generated algebras. For a given eigenvalue function the corresponding algebra of matrix eigenvalues is characterized. In the former two cases, the eigenvalue
is scalar valued and in the last case the eigenvalue
is matrix valued. These results give positive answers to the three conjectures in [
18]. We use the software Singular and Maxima to obtain a set of generators and nice relations among them and after that, we prove that in fact, this set of nice relations are enough to give presentations for these algebras.
To obtain the algebras involved in the mentioned conjectures arising from the bispectral context, we consider a
normalized operator
,
with
constant and scalar,
. We are interested in the bispectral pairs associated to
, i.e., the algebra
Notice that we fixed L normalized and consider the algebra of bispectral pairs to L. However, this algebra depends on L.
Since the operators
L and
B are acting on opposite directions, we have a generalized version of the ad-conditions of Duistermaat and Grunbaum [
1]. See [
22] for the proof in this context. As a consequence, we can consider the algebra
as a subalgebra of the matrix polynomial algebra
.
We shall now make precise the three conjectures from [
18]:
Consider the matrix-valued function
and observe that
for the operator
Conjecture 1. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorBsuch thatis the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variablesare arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations. - 2.
Consider the matrix-valued function
and observe that
for the operator
Conjecture 2. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorBsuch thatis the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variables are arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations. - 3.
Consider the matrix-valued function
it is easy to check that
for
and
Conjecture 3. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorL such that is the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variables are arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations. In order to characterize the algebraic structure of bispectrality in the present noncommutative context, we start with the following definitions.
Definition 1. Let be a field, C be a -algebra, A a subring of C and . We definewhere the noncommutative product is understood from left to right, i.e., for For completion, The set is called the subalgebra generated by S over A and we call an element a noncommutative polynomial with coefficients in A and set of variables S.
Definition 2. Let C be a noncommutative ring and A a subring of C. We say that an element is integral over A if there exists a noncommutative polynomial f with coefficients in A such that . Furthermore, we say that is integral over if β is integral over . Finally, α and β are associated integrals if α is integral over β and β is integral over α.
Definition 3. Let be a field, we denote by the free algebra generated by the letters , i.e., Remark 1. Note that Definition 3 is consistent with Definition 1 since in this case , and is a field. In particular, the elements of A commute with the elements of S and we have Equation (3).
Definition 4. Let A be a -algebra. A presentation for an algebra A is a triple such that is an ideal and is an isomorphism. Furthermore, we say that A is finitely generated if there exists a presentation with Λ finite and finitely presented if there exists a presentation with Λ finite and the ideal I is generated by finitely many elements.
Remark 2. If an algebra A has presentation we can identify A with the algebra generated by the variables , satisfying the relations given in the ideal I. We will denote this algebra by In [
22] we studied the bispectral algebra
associated the operator
and eigenfunction
, for every
. We gave an explicit expression for the operator
associated to the matrix eigenvalue
. However, we did not give a characterization in terms of generators and relations for
, which is the last part of the Conjectures 1–3. The main goal of the present work is to prove characterization in terms of generators and relations for
, for every
and conclude positive answers to the Conjectures 1–3.
Theorems 2–4 complete the positive answers to the Conjectures 1–3 of [
18] about three bispectral full rank 1 algebras. Moreover, these algebras are Noetherian and finitely generated because they are contained in the
matrix polynomial ring
. The characterization in terms of generators and relations is an important tool to understand the algebraic structure of the bispectral pairs of a given normalized operator. If the eigenfunction satisfies the condition
implies
for every linear differential operator
and
implies
for every matrix-valued polynomial then the algebra of bispectral pairs of the operator
L and
are isomorphic. For more details see [
22].
The plan of this article is as follows: In
Section 2, we consider noncommutative finitely generated algebras which are countably generated as the left module over a subalgebra and prove Theorem 1 about their presentations. In
Section 3, we give a positive answer to the first conjecture in [
18] by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with an integral element over a nilpotent one. In
Section 4, we give positive answer to the second conjecture in [
18], by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with nilpotent and idempotent associated elements. Finally, in
Section 5, we give positive answer to the third conjecture in [
18] by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with two integral elements over one nilpotent and one idempotent.
3. An Algebra with an Integral Element over a Nilpotent One
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by two elements, one of them nilpotent. The statement of the theorem is as follows.
Theorem 2. Let be the sub-algebra of of the formwhere and all the variables . Then, we have the presentation with the ideal I given by Proof. The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space of polynomials in of degree less or equal to 3 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements on the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of Theorem 1 to obtain the proof of the assertion.
Note that is generated by , , , , , , , , .
Moreover, we can eliminate the variables for . In fact, , , , , , , .
Furthermore, we are going to check the presentation using Theorem 1. We begin with some general results before we conclude the proof:
Proposition 1. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that is a nilpotent element of degree 2, thenis a linearly independent set over if and only ifis a linearly independent set over . Proof. Clearly the condition is sufficient. We consider the expression:
for
,
.
Multiply by
on the right and using that
, we obtain:
If we assume that
is linearly independent we have
and (4) reduces to:
Again, using this assumption we have
. With this fact, we obtain the necessity. □
Proposition 2. Taking the elements and in we obtain thatis a linearly independent set. Proof. Note that
and
. Consider the expression:
Replacing the previous relations, we obtain:
Using the entries of the matrix, we obtain:
Equivalently,
Hence,
Therefore,
Since
we have
,
and
is linearly independent. □
Lemma 1. Consider the algebra withthen is a system of generators for as a free left R-module, with . Proof. Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by and .
. It is clear, since .
. In fact, .
.
Since
, we have
and
This implies that , . Since M is a left R-module, we have .
.
We claim that for every . For is clear. Assume this for some and note that . The claim follows by induction.
In particular, . Thus, .
Finally, we conclude with the proof of the nice presentation. Define
the previous lemma guarantees the existence of a subalgebra
and a system of generators
for
as a free left
R-module. Furthermore,
is a monomorphism.
Proposition 2 implies that is a linearly independent set over . Consequently, we are under the hypothesis of Theorem 1 and f is an isomorphism.
□
Putting together Lemma 1, Propositions 1 and 2, we conclude the proof of Theorem 2. □
4. An Algebra with Nilpotent and Idempotent Associated Elements
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by two associated elements, one of them nilpotent and the other idempotent. The statement of the theorem is as follows.
Theorem 3. Let the sub-algebra of of the formwhere and all the variables are arbitrary. Then, we have the presentation with Proof. The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space of polynomials in of degree less or equal to 5 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements on the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of the Theorem 1 to obtain proof of the assertion.
Note that is generated by , . Nevertheless, we can eliminate the variables for . In fact, . Furthermore, we are going to check the presentation using Theorem 1. We begin with some general results:
Lemma 2. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that is a nilpotent element of degree . Suppose thatis a linearly independent set over . Then, is linearly independent over . Proof. Consider the expression
Multiplying by
on the right:
However,
is linearly independent over
. Consequently,
for
.
Thus, (5) reduces to
Assume that,
Multiplying by
on the right:
However,
is linearly independent over
k. Consequently,
for
. In consequence
Since the case
, was seen we have that
for
. □
Proposition 3. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that is a nilpotent element of degree , thenis a linearly independent set over if and only ifis a linearly independent set over . Proof. The sufficiency of the statement is clear. To show the necessity, we consider the expression
where
.
We have to see that .
We are going to see that
for some
implies that
.
For
, we have Equation (11). Multiplying by
on the left and on the right:
Nevertheless,
is linearly independent over
. Thus,
for
.
This reduces (11) to
Multiplying by
on the left:
Multiplying by
on the right:
Consequently,
for
. Since
is linearly independent over
.
However, by Lemma 2, is linearly independent over . Thus, for .
Assume (12) for
l and multiply this by
on the left:
Multiplying by
on the right:
Nevertheless,
is linearly independent over
. In consequence,
for
.
Therefore, (18) reduces to:
Multiplying by
on the right:
However,
is linearly independent over
. Consequently,
for
.
Therefore,
Nevertheless, by Lemma 2,
is linearly independent over
. Thus,
for
.
Hence, we obtain (12) for . Then (12) is valid for , i.e., . □
Lemma 3. Consider the algebra withthen is a system of generators for as a free left R-module, with . Proof. Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by and .
.
Since .
.
Since , , for and for . Then .
.
Note that for every , then .
.
Note that for every , then .
.
Note that for and . Then , for every .
On the other hand , for all .
Furthermore,
for all
, and
for all
.
On the other hand , for all . In particular .
□
Finally, we conclude with the proof of the nice presentation. Define
the previous lemma guarantees the existence of a subalgebra
and a system of generators
for
as a free left
R-module. Furthermore
is a monomorphism.
Since
for
applying Proposition 3 with
, we obtain
is a linearly independent set over
.
Putting together Proposition 3, Lemmas 2 and 3 we conclude the proof of Theorem 3. □
5. An Algebra with Two Integral Elements over One Nilpotent and One Idempotent
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by four elements. This algebra is linked to the Spin Calogero–Moser systems whose relation with bispectrality can be found in [
17]; see also [
24].
We now consider the case when both “eigenvalues”
F and
are matrix valued. Let
and
then
with
On the other hand, it is easy to check that
for
and
In this opportunity, we characterize the algebra
of all polynomial
F such that there exist
with
.
Theorem 4. Let be the sub-algebra of of the formwhere and all the variables are arbitrary. Then, we have the presentation with Proof. The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space of polynomials in of degree less or equal to 2 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements in the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of Theorem 1 to obtain proof of the assertion.
In order to check the presentation using Theorem 1, we start with a result about the generators of a free -vector space.
Lemma 4. Consider the -algebra with a central field of characteristic 0 and Then, is a system of generators for as a free -vector space.
Proof. Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by and .
.
Note that , . On the other hand , , , for every , , for every , , for every .
Furthermore, for every , for every , for every , for every , for every . In particular .
.
Note that , , and imply , hence .
On the other hand, , , , for every , for every , for every , for every , for every , for every , for every , for every . In particular .
.
Note that . Since multiplying by on the right we obtain .
On the other hand, the equation
implies
. Putting this equation together with the equations
we obtain:
In particular, .
Moreover, implies .
However, multiplying by on the left we have . Hence, .
Moreover, and . On the other hand, , for every , for every . Note that for every and imply for every .
Since , we have , for every . Furthermore, , for every and , for every . Nonetheless, then , for every . Note that , for every . Thus .
.
Note that . Furthermore, and , for every and . Moreover, for every , for every . Since , we have for every .
On the other hand, for every . Since , we have for every . Since we have for every . Using that , we have . Since , we have . Hence, .
.
Note that . Since and we have .
On the other hand, , for every . Since for every and , we have for every . Since , for every , multiplying this equation by on the right , for every . Then, . Since for every , for every .
Furthermore, for every and for every . Since for every we have .
.
Note that since . On the other hand, . Moreover, , for every and for every .
However, for every and for . Furthermore, for every , for every , for every , for every . Consequently, .
.
Since we have that . Since we have that and . Furthermore, for every , for every . Since for every , for every .
On the other hand, for every and for every . Since for every and for every we have that .
.
Note that and . Since we have that . On the other hand implies for every and for every , since . Note that for every and for every . Furthermore, since we have for every and for every .
On the other hand, for every and for every . Hence, .
□
In [
22], it was proved that the algebra
is generated by the elements
In the following proposition, we look for the generators which give us the presentation.
Proposition 4. Define , , , then is a linearly independent set over .
Proof. The second equality is given by an isomorphism of vector spaces sending to the set which is linearly independent because is exactly . □
Finally, we conclude with the proof of the presentation. Define
Lemma 4 guarantees the existence of the system of generators
for
as a free
-vector space. Furthermore,
is a monomorphism.
Proposition 4 implies that is a linearly independent set over .
Putting together Lemma 4 and Propositions 4, we conclude the proof of Theorem 4. □