Characters for $\hat{sl(n)}_{k=1}$ from a novel Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz

Abstract

Motivated by the recent development on the exact thermodynamics of 1D quantum systems, we propose quasi-particle like formulas for $\hat{\mathfrak{sl}(n)}_{k=1}$ characters. The $\hat{\mathfrak{sl}(2)}_{k=1}$ case is re-examined first. The novel formulation yields a direct connection to the fractional statistics in the short range interacting model, and provides a clear description of the spinon character formula. Generalizing the observation, we find formulas for $\hat{\mathfrak{sl}(n)}_{k=1}$, which can be proved by the Durfee rectangle formula.