Abstract:
We discuss properties of $R$-matrix-valued Lax pairs for the elliptic Calogero-Moser model. In particular, we show that the family of Hamiltonians arising from this Lax representation contains only known Hamiltonians and no others. We review the relation of $R$-matrix-valued Lax pairs to Hitchin systems on bundles with nontrivial characteristic classes over elliptic curves and also to quantum long-range spin chains. We prove a general higher-order identity for solutions of the associative Yang–Baxter equation.