Isometric Reflectionless Eigenfunction Transforms for Higher-order AΔOs

AbstractIn a previous paper (Regular and Chaotic Dynamics7 (2002), 351–391, Ref. [1]), we obtained various results concerning reflectionless Hilbert space transforms arising from a general Cauchy system. Here we extend these results, proving in particular an isometry property conjectured in Ref. [1]. Crucial input for the proof comes from previous work on a special class of relativistic Calogero-Moser systems. Specifically, we exploit results on action-angle maps for the pertinent systems and their relation to the 2D Toda soliton tau-functions. The reflectionless transforms may be viewed as eigenfunction transforms for an algebra of higher-order analytic difference operators.