Algebraic approach to the inverse spectral problem for rational matrices

Abstract

We consider the problem of reconstruction of an $n\times n$ matrix with coefficients depending rationally on $x\in {\mathbb{P}}^1$ from the data of: (a) its characteristic polynomial and (b) a line bundle of degree $g+n-1$, with $g$ the geometric genus of the spectral curve, represented by a choice of $g+n+1$ points forming a (non-positive) divisor of the given degree. We thus provide a reconstruction formula that does not involve transcendental functions; this includes formulas for the spectral projectors and for the change of line bundle, thus integrating the isospectral flows. The formula is a single residue formula which depends rationally on the coordinates of the points involved, the coefficients of the spectral curve, and the position of the finite poles of $L$. We also discuss the canonical bi-differential associated with the Lax matrix and its relationship with other bi-differentials that appear in Topological Recursion and integrable systems.

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