An integrable structure related with tridiagonal algebras Original Research Article

The standard generators of tridiagonal algebras, recently introduced by Terwilliger, are shown to generate a new (in)finite family of mutually commuting operators which extends the Dolan–Grady construction. The involution property relies on the tridiagonal algebraic structure associated with a deformation parameter q. Representations are shown to be generated from a class of quadratic algebras, namely, the reflection equations. The spectral problem is briefly discussed. Finally, related massive quantum integrable models are shown to be superintegrable.