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ABCD and ODEs

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We outline a relationship between conformal field theories and spectral problems of ordinary differential equations, and discuss its generalization to models related to classical Lie algebras.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK

    Patrick Dorey

  2. IMSAS, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, UK

    Clare Dunning

  3. SISSA, via Beirut 2-4, 34014, Trieste, Italy

    Davide Masoero

  4. Department of Physics, Shizuoka University, Ohya 836, SURUGA, Shizuoka, Japan

    Junji Suzuki

  5. Dip. di Fisica Teorica and INFN, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, 10125, Torino, Italy

    Roberto Tateo

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Dorey, P., Dunning, C., Masoero, D., Suzuki, J., Tateo, R. (2009). ABCD and ODEs. In: Sidoravičius, V. (eds) New Trends in Mathematical Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2810-5_45

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