What does integrability of finite-gap or soliton potentials mean?
In the example of the Schrödinger/KdV equation, we treat the theory as equivalence of two concepts of Liouvillian integrability: quadrature integrability of linear differential equations with a parameter (spectral problem) and Liouville's integrability of finite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems (stationary KdV equations). Three key objects in this field-new explicit Psi-function, trace formula and the Jacobi problem-provide a complete solution. The Theta-function language is derivable from these objects and used for ultimate representation of a solution to the inversion problem. Relations with non-integrable equations are also discussed.
Brezhnev
Yurii V
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. brezhnev@mail.ru