Quasi-integrability from PT-symmetry

Abstract

Parity and time-reversal (PT ) symmetry is shown as the natural cause of quasi-integrability of deformed integrable models, crucial to represent real physical systems as they posses various irregularities. The condition for asymptotic conservation of quasi-conserved charges appear as a direct consequence of the PT -symmetric phase of the system, ensuring definite PT -properties of the corresponding Lax pair as well as that of the anomalous contribution, consistent with the Wilson-loop criterion for integrability-like behavior. As a result, the quasi-deformed charge densities always acquire definite PT -properties suitable for the asymptotic conservation, as the Abelianization approach to construct them also preserves the definite PT -behavior of the Lax pair. This PT -symmetry based origin of quasi-conservation is general and has been demonstrated for quasi-deformations of multiple systems such as KdV, NLSE and non-local NLSE.