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We study Frobenius action on the trigonometric Ruijsenaars–Schneider system associated with cotangent bundles to complete flag varieties. The construction continues the program initiated by Etingof and Varchenko and developed in quantum KK-theory by the author and Smirnov. We explain how the monodromy eigenvectors recently constructed by Tarasov and Varchenko fit the quantum/classical duality between Bethe equations and tRS level sets. At a root of unity, all partial shifts cancel in the Newton–Adams combinations of the tRS Hamiltonians, leaving precisely the operators obtained by Frobenius action. This proves compatibility of the joint eigenvalue problem with Frobenius action in every rank and at every root order.

Introduction

Motivation and the Frobenius Program

Recent work on the arithmetic properties of integrable connections has uncovered relations between Frobenius action and classical spectral geometry. Etingof and Varchenko [3, 4] initiated this study for periodic pencils of flat connections and their pp-curvature. In quantum KK-theory, the author and Smirnov [8] showed that full-cycle difference transport at roots of unity has the spectrum of quantum multiplication at powered parameters. The pp-adic approximations of vertex functions studied by Smirnov and Varchenko [13] provide another instance of the arithmetic structure of these enumerative functions.

In the present paper we shall examine Frobenius action from the point of view of the trigonometric Ruijsenaars–Schneider (tRS) system [12, 11] associated with the cotangent bundle to the complete flag variety T∗FlnT^*\mathrm{Fl}_n. The goal is to understand how the recently constructed monodromy eigenvectors of Tarasov and Varchenko [14] enter the quantum/classical duality between Bethe equations and tRS level sets. Throughout the paper, the difference operators act on Kähler parameters, while the equivariant parameters a1,…,ana_1,\ldots,a_n determine their spectrum.

Our construction is also motivated by the qKZ/tRS correspondence of the author and Zeitlin [9]. In that work a weighted sum of components of a geometric qKZ solution produces a tRS eigenfunction, which is identified with a vertex function in Theorem 5.11. This gives a geometric form of the Matsuo–Cherednik correspondence [10, 1]. It also has a natural interpretation through 3d3d mirror symmetry. The variety T∗FlnT^*\mathrm{Fl}_n is self-mirror: mirror symmetry exchanges its Kähler and equivariant parameters, together with the corresponding transformation of the cotangent parameter [2] (Theorem 1 and Section 2.7). On the integrable-system side, the tRS model enjoys the corresponding self 3d3d mirror symmetry, realized as bispectral self-duality between its Kähler and equivariant difference eigenvalue problems [6] (§ 2.4). The projection identities of [9] (Proposition 5.5 and Theorems 5.6, 5.10) act in equivariant variables. Here we work with the Kähler difference equations and use the vertex eigenfunction theorem of [5] (Theorem 2.10) as our geometric input. The normalization is related to that of [2] (§ 2.6, Propositions 1–3) below. For a review of quantum/classical duality and the relation between quantum geometry and integrable systems, see [6].

In the qKZ/tRS construction of [9], one starts with a fundamental matrix of the quantum difference connection. Its columns are independent vector-valued solutions; its rows are coordinates in a chosen basis, indexed for a complete flag by σ∈Sn\sigma\in S_n. Fix one column, labeled by τ\tau, and write its entries as Iσ,τI_{\sigma,\tau}. The projection of this vector solution gives the scalar vertex. After including the projection coefficients in the components, this is Vτ=∑σIσ,τV_\tau= \sum_\sigma I_{\sigma,\tau}. Thus the component index and the choice of solution are different indices. We suppress τ\tau when working with one column and write V=∑σIσV = \sum_\sigma I_\sigma. Individual shifts mix the entries through matrix transport, whereas the projected vertex obeys the scalar tRS equations. Our main theorem proves that this eigenvalue problem is compatible with Frobenius action for every complete flag and every root order. The explicit descendant periods used for the finite-sum presentation are defined in Subsection 1.4 below.

At a primitive root of unity, products of tRS Hamiltonians contain many terms with partial shifts. The Newton–Adams combinations cancel these terms and leave only full turns around the coordinate orbits. We prove this operator identity in arbitrary rank and then apply it to joint eigenfunctions. For the finite-sum construction, we start with the integral representation of the vertex and replace integration in each auxiliary variable by a weighted sum over x,qx,…,qp−1xx,qx,\ldots,q^{p-1}x. Comparing the integrand at two consecutive points gives the rational function which propagates the weights. Their periodicity is precisely the Bethe condition at the powered parameters. The resulting full-cycle multipliers lie on the corresponding classical tRS level set and give a direct finite-sum realization of the Frobenius equations. For T∗P1T^*\mathbb{P}^1 both the ordinary equations and the component connection can be calculated explicitly.

Kähler Shifts and tRS Hamiltonians

Let us first fix the geometric conventions and the normalization of the difference operators. We use the polarization convention of [8], TX=P+ℏ−1P∗TX = P + \hbar^{-1}P^*, and fix a square root ℏ1/2\hbar^{1/2}. Our parameters are

q=ωpprimitive root of unity of order p≥1ℏfiber dilation weighta1,…,antorus equivariant parametersz1,…,zn−1Ka¨hler parameters in the geometric connectionxr,υtautological roots and internal summation variables.\begin{aligned} q &= \omega_p && \text{primitive root of unity of order } p \ge1 \\ \hbar&&& \text{fiber dilation weight} \\ a_1,\ldots,a_n &&& \text{torus equivariant parameters} \\ z_1,\ldots,z_{n-1} &&& \text{Kähler parameters in the geometric connection} \\ x_{r,\upsilon} &&& \text{tautological roots and internal summation variables.} \end{aligned}

The order pp is not required to be prime.

Introduce homogeneous Kähler coordinates by

zr=qζrζr+1,1≤r<n.(1)z_r = q\frac{\zeta_r}{\zeta_{r+1}}, \qquad1 \le r < n. \tag*{(1)}

Their simultaneous scale supplies the central character of the GL⁡(n)\operatorname{GL}(n) system. Denote the shift ζi↦qζi\zeta_i \mapsto q\zeta_i by pip_i. Then

piζj=qδijζjpi,pizr=qδir−δi,r+1zrpi,piaj=ajpi.(2)p_i\zeta_j=q^{\delta_{ij}}\zeta_jp_i,\qquad p_i z_r=q^{\delta_{ir}-\delta_{i,r+1}}z_rp_i,\qquad p_i a_j=a_jp_i. \tag*{(2)}

For a subset II, put pI=∏i∈Ipip_I=\prod_{i\in I}p_i. The Macdonald–Cherednik tRS Hamiltonians in our normalization are

Hr=∑∣I∣=rbIpI,bI(ζ;ℏ)=ℏ−r(n−r)/2∏i∈Ij∉Iℏζi−ζjζi−ζj.(3)H_r=\sum_{\lvert I\rvert=r}b_Ip_I,\qquad b_I(\zeta;\hbar)=\hbar^{-r(n-r)/2}\prod_{\substack{i\in I\\j\notin I}}\frac{\hbar\zeta_i-\zeta_j}{\zeta_i-\zeta_j}. \tag*{(3)}

In particular, H0=1H_0=1 and Hn=p1⋯pnH_n=p_1\cdots p_n.

For generic qq, the normalized fixed-point vertex VτV_\tau, with its homogeneous character included, satisfies

HrVτ=er(a1,…,an)Vτ,HnVτ=(a1⋯an)Vτ.(4)H_rV_\tau=e_r(a_1,\ldots,a_n)V_\tau,\qquad H_nV_\tau=(a_1\cdots a_n)V_\tau. \tag*{(4)}

These equations were proved in [5] (Theorem 2.10). The comparison with the modified vertex of [2] is given in § 3.1. Notice that the homogeneous character is needed to retain the eigenvalue a1⋯ana_1\cdots a_n when the vertex is written in ratio coordinates.

Orbit Graphs and Finite Sums

Let us describe the finite graphs which appear in the calculation. At qp=1q^p=1, multiplication of a nonzero coordinate by qq gives a cycle of length pp. For the homogeneous Kähler coordinates, the vertices are qmζ∘q^m\zeta^\circ and the directed edges are the shifts pip_i. The graph is a product of nn cycles. A term bIpIb_Ip_I advances the coordinates indexed by II and assigns the coefficient bIb_I to this step. Products of Hamiltonians therefore sum the weights of directed paths. A full turn returns the coordinate to its starting value, but may multiply a section by a nontrivial constant. This constant is recorded by pipp_i^p.

The finite vertex sum uses the same construction for its internal variables. Fix the Kähler parameters and choose nonzero initial roots xα∘x_\alpha^\circ, with R=n(n−1)/2R=n(n-1)/2. Independent shifts of these roots give pRp^R summation points. A step TαT_\alpha changes one root and carries the phase ratio Φα\Phi_\alpha. Since the ratios come from a common phase, they satisfy

Φα(x)Φβ(Tαx)=Φβ(x)Φα(Tβx).\Phi_\alpha(x)\Phi_\beta(T_\alpha x)=\Phi_\beta(x)\Phi_\alpha(T_\beta x).

Thus the weight of a path is unchanged when two adjacent steps are interchanged. To obtain periodic weights on the finite grid, the product along every coordinate cycle must also equal one. These conditions are the Bethe equations at the parameters obtained by Frobenius action, Bp,α=1\mathcal{B}_{p,\alpha}=1. Here Bp,α\mathcal{B}_{p,\alpha} is the product of the pp successive phase ratios in direction α\alpha, defined in (119); for one internal variable we write Bp\mathcal{B}_p, as in § 2.

With these conditions imposed, a weighted total difference cancels after summation: consecutive terms cancel along each coordinate line, and the last term agrees with the first. This elementary observation gives the finite functional and its full-cycle multipliers. The classical tRS/Bethe correspondence then determines the eigenvalues after Frobenius action. In rank one we shall also use the same calculation to verify the ordinary tRS equations and the first-order component system.

From Component Solutions to Vertex Functions

Let us describe the integral meaning of the component presentation. For a difference connection piΨ=MiΨp_i\Psi=M_i\Psi, a fundamental solution is an invertible matrix Ψ\Psi whose columns are vector-valued solutions. In an integral construction, a common scalar phase is multiplied by a vector of rational weight functions satisfying the connection identities and integrated over a chosen cycle; the resulting period vector is a vector-valued solution. A collection of independent period vectors provides the columns of a fundamental matrix. Tarasov and Varchenko give the finite-sum version of this construction in [14] (§ 3.2–§ 3.6): the weight-function identities ensure flatness, and nonzero closed weighted sums give monodromy eigensections. For the multiplicative qKZ equations, see [14] (Sections 5.4–5.5, in particular Corollary 5.7 and equation (5.19)).

In our notation, SΓ[f]S_{\Gamma}[f] is the normalized localization integral representing the KK-theoretic quasimap vertex of T∗F ⁣lnT^*F\!l_n, with descendant class ff inserted. The integration variables are the auxiliary tautological roots xr,ux_{r,u}; the scalar phase is (114), and a contour or residue prescription Γ\Gamma selects a vertex branch. See [5] (equations (24)–(27)) for the vertex integral. The cycle, phase, homogeneous character, and normalization remain fixed while the insertion varies. We choose one such cycle and suppress its label, writing S[f]S[f].

The explicit components of the finite presentation are descendant periods for this common choice. Set Lr=∏u=1rxr,uL_r=\prod_{u=1}^{r}x_{r,u}, L0=1L_0=1, and βr=Lr/Lr−1\beta_r=L_r/L_{r-1}. For distinct aia_i, define

wσ(x;a)=∏r=1n−1∏s=r+1nβr−aσ(s)aσ(r)−aσ(s),σ∈Sn.(5)w_{\sigma}(x;a)=\prod_{r=1}^{n-1}\prod_{s=r+1}^{n}\frac{\beta_r-a_{\sigma(s)}}{a_{\sigma(r)}-a_{\sigma(s)}},\qquad\sigma\in S_n. \tag*{(5)}

Successive Lagrange interpolation gives ∑σwσ=1\sum_{\sigma}w_{\sigma}=1. Applying the common vertex functional SS gives

V=S[1]=∑σ∈SnIσ,Iσ=S[wσ].(6)V=S[1]=\sum_{\sigma\in S_n}I_{\sigma},\qquad I_{\sigma}=S[w_{\sigma}]. \tag*{(6)}

Thus IΓ=(SΓ[wσ])σ∈SnI_{\Gamma}=(S_{\Gamma}[w_{\sigma}])_{\sigma\in S_n} is one vector of descendant periods. The index σ\sigma labels its coordinates, while Γ\Gamma labels the chosen period vector. In particular, S[1]S[1] is the vertex with unit insertion, rather than the constant function one. At a root of unity, we use the weighted finite functional (128) in place of the contour integral, following the discrete integration construction of [14] (§ 3.2). The phase and its normalization are described in § 3.8.

This presentation allows us to apply the operator identities directly to the component sum. Once VV satisfies the joint tRS equations, the same sum satisfies their Frobenius counterparts. The rank-one calculation is given in § 2. For arbitrary flags, the descendant decomposition and the full-cycle equations for each IσI_{\sigma} are proved in § 3.11.

Bloch Solutions and Full-Cycle Transport

A difference equation with periodic coefficients may have solutions which acquire a multiplier after one period. Such solutions are called Bloch solutions. To see this in our setting, write ζ(m)=qmζ\zeta(m)=q^m\zeta and consider the system

I(m+ei)=Mi(ζ(m))I(m),m∈Zn.(7)I(m+e_i)=M_i(\zeta(m))I(m),\qquad m\in\mathbb{Z}^n. \tag*{(7)}

The product of pp consecutive transport matrices gives the full-cycle monodromy. On a common eigenline of these operators, with nonzero eigenvalues λi\lambda_i, we have

I(m+pei)=λiI(m),V(m+pei)=λiV(m).(8)I(m+pe_i)=\lambda_i I(m),\qquad V(m+pe_i)=\lambda_i V(m). \tag*{(8)}

For example, the scalar equation f(m+1)=b(qmζ0)f(m)f(m+1)=b(q^m\zeta_0)f(m) gives

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