1. Introduction
In this work, we characterize the symmetry structure of a noncommutative version of the bispectral problem [
1]. The latter refers to families of eigenfunctions 
 of an operator 
, with 
z-dependent eigenvalue parameter, that are also eigenfunctions for some nontrivial operator 
 with an 
x-dependent eigenvalue. We shall refer to the differential equations involving the operator 
 as the physical equations.
In the commutative (or scalar) case, the bispectral problem already displays unexpected connections to different areas [
1,
2,
3]. One of the most important connections is that a remarkable set of bispectral Schrödinger operators 
 are obtained when 
 is a rational solution of the KdV equation [
4]. The abundance of connections is even more pronounced in the matrix case. See [
2,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11] and references therein. In the theory of infinite dimensional systems and solitons the study of the symmetries led to a deeper understanding of the structure of these equations. See for example [
12,
13].
Characterizing the algebraic structure of the solutions to a problem through presentations is a major task in many areas. In our context, this consists in looking for a set of generators in such a way that the relations among them are as simple as possible [
14,
15,
16]. We address this problem for some algebras associated to the noncommutative bispectral problem, which in turn is connected to the Spin Calogero–Moser system [
17,
18].
Let 
 be a field. A presentation of a 
-algebra 
A comprises a set 
S of generators so that every element of the algebra can be written as a polynomial in these generators and a set 
I of relations among those generators. We then say 
A has a presentation 
. Interesting conjectures concerning presentations of some noncommutative algebras were proposed in connection with the interplay of matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials [
18,
19] and the bispectral problem [
20]. Only one of the conjectures proposed in [
19] was solved in [
21]. In [
18] the algebras involved are bispectral algebras while in [
19] the algebras involved are algebras of differential operators associated to matrix-valued orthogonal polynomials. This article solves the conjectures concerning noncommutative bispectral algebras presented in [
18].
In the present incarnation of the 
bispectral problem, we consider the triples 
 satisfying systems of equations
      
      with 
, 
 linear matrix differential operators, i.e., 
, 
. The functions 
 and the nontrivial common eigenfunction 
 are in principle compatible sized matrix-valued functions. A triple 
 satisfying (1) is called a bispectral triple.
The main goal of this article is to give a presentation of each (bispectral) algebra using its generators and some relations among them. Thus, describing the ideal of relations, we give three examples of bispectral algebras to illustrate a general theorem of presentations of finitely generated algebras. For a given eigenvalue function the corresponding algebra of matrix eigenvalues is characterized. In the former two cases, the eigenvalue 
 is scalar valued and in the last case the eigenvalue 
 is matrix valued. These results give positive answers to the three conjectures in [
18]. We use the software Singular and Maxima to obtain a set of generators and nice relations among them and after that, we prove that in fact, this set of nice relations are enough to give presentations for these algebras.
To obtain the algebras involved in the mentioned conjectures arising from the bispectral context, we consider a 
normalized operator 
, 
 with 
 constant and scalar, 
. We are interested in the bispectral pairs associated to 
, i.e., the algebra
      
Notice that we fixed L normalized and consider the algebra of bispectral pairs to L. However, this algebra depends on L.
Since the operators 
L and 
B are acting on opposite directions, we have a generalized version of the ad-conditions of Duistermaat and Grunbaum [
1]. See [
22] for the proof in this context. As a consequence, we can consider the algebra 
 as a subalgebra of the matrix polynomial algebra 
.
We shall now make precise the three conjectures from [
18]:
- Consider the matrix-valued function
           - 
          and observe that  -  for the operator
           
Conjecture 1. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorBsuch thatis the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variablesare arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations.  - 2.
- Consider the matrix-valued function
           - 
          and observe that  -  for the operator
           
Conjecture 2. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorBsuch thatis the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variables are arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations.  - 3.
- Consider the matrix-valued function
           - 
          it is easy to check that  -  for
           - 
          and
           
Conjecture 3. The algebra of all matrix-valued polynomialsfor which there exists some operatorL such that	is the algebra of all polynomials of the formwhereand all the variables are arbitrary. Furthermore, look for a nice presentation in terms of generators and relations.  In order to characterize the algebraic structure of bispectrality in the present noncommutative context, we start with the following definitions.
Definition 1. Let  be a field, C be a -algebra, A a subring of C and . We definewhere the noncommutative product is understood from left to right, i.e.,  for  For completion,   The set  is called the subalgebra generated by S over A and we call an element  a noncommutative polynomial with coefficients in A and set of variables S.
Definition 2. Let C be a noncommutative ring and A a subring of C. We say that an element  is integral over A if there exists a noncommutative polynomial f with coefficients in A such that . Furthermore, we say that  is integral over  if β is integral over . Finally, α and β are associated integrals if α is integral over β and β is integral over α.
 Definition 3. Let  be a field, we denote by  the free algebra generated by the letters ,  i.e.,  Remark 1. Note that Definition 3 is consistent with Definition 1 since in this case ,  and  is a field. In particular, the elements of A commute with the elements of S and we have Equation (3).
 Definition 4. Let A be a -algebra. A presentation for an algebra A is a triple  such that  is an ideal and  is an isomorphism. Furthermore, we say that A is finitely generated if there exists a presentation with Λ finite and finitely presented if there exists a presentation with Λ finite and the ideal I is generated by finitely many elements.
 Remark 2. If an algebra A has presentation  we can identify A with the algebra generated by the variables ,  satisfying the relations given in the ideal I. We will denote this algebra by  In [
22] we studied the bispectral algebra 
 associated the operator 
 and eigenfunction 
, for every 
. We gave an explicit expression for the operator 
 associated to the matrix eigenvalue 
. However, we did not give a characterization in terms of generators and relations for 
, which is the last part of the Conjectures 1–3. The main goal of the present work is to prove characterization in terms of generators and relations for 
, for every 
 and conclude positive answers to the Conjectures 1–3.
Theorems 2–4 complete the positive answers to the Conjectures 1–3 of [
18] about three bispectral full rank 1 algebras. Moreover, these algebras are Noetherian and finitely generated because they are contained in the 
 matrix polynomial ring 
. The characterization in terms of generators and relations is an important tool to understand the algebraic structure of the bispectral pairs of a given normalized operator. If the eigenfunction satisfies the condition 
 implies 
 for every linear differential operator 
 and 
 implies 
 for every matrix-valued polynomial then the algebra of bispectral pairs of the operator 
L and 
 are isomorphic. For more details see [
22].
The plan of this article is as follows: In 
Section 2, we consider noncommutative finitely generated algebras which are countably generated as the left module over a subalgebra and prove Theorem 1 about their presentations. In 
Section 3, we give a positive answer to the first conjecture in [
18] by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with an integral element over a nilpotent one. In 
Section 4, we give positive answer to the second conjecture in [
18], by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with nilpotent and idempotent associated elements. Finally, in 
Section 5, we give positive answer to the third conjecture in [
18] by applying Theorem 1 to obtain the presentation for an algebra with two integral elements over one nilpotent and one idempotent.
  3. An Algebra with an Integral Element over a Nilpotent One
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by two elements, one of them nilpotent. The statement of the theorem is as follows.
Theorem 2. Let  be the sub-algebra of  of the formwhere  and all the variables . Then, we have the presentation  with the ideal I given by  Proof.  The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space  of polynomials in  of degree less or equal to 3 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements on the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of Theorem 1 to obtain the proof of the assertion.
Note that  is generated by , , , , , , , , .
Moreover, we can eliminate the variables  for . In fact, , , , , , , .
Furthermore, we are going to check the presentation using Theorem 1. We begin with some general results before we conclude the proof:
 Proposition 1. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that  is a nilpotent element of degree 2, thenis a linearly independent set over  if and only ifis a linearly independent set over .  Proof.   Clearly the condition is sufficient. We consider the expression:
          
          for 
, 
.
Multiply by 
 on the right and using that 
, we obtain:
          
If we assume that 
 is linearly independent we have 
 and (4) reduces to:
          
Again, using this assumption we have 
. With this fact, we obtain the necessity. □
 Proposition 2. Taking the elements  and  in  we obtain thatis a linearly independent set.  Proof.   Note that 
 and 
. Consider the expression:
          
Replacing the previous relations, we obtain:
          
Using the entries of the matrix, we obtain:
          
Equivalently,
          
Hence,
          
Therefore,
          
Since 
 we have 
,  
 and
          
          is linearly independent. □
 Lemma 1. Consider the algebra  withthen  is a system of generators for  as a free left R-module, with .  Proof.   Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by  and .
          
- . It is clear, since . 
- . In fact, . 
- . - Since  - , we have
               - 
              and
               
- This implies that , . Since M is a left R-module, we have . 
- . - We claim that  for every . For  is clear. Assume this for some  and note that . The claim follows by induction. - In particular, . Thus, . - Finally, we conclude with the proof of the nice presentation. Define
               - 
              the previous lemma guarantees the existence of a subalgebra  -  and a system of generators  -  for  -  as a free left  R- -module. Furthermore,  -  is a monomorphism. 
- Proposition 2 implies that  is a linearly independent set over . Consequently, we are under the hypothesis of Theorem 1 and f is an isomorphism. 
□
 Putting together Lemma 1, Propositions 1 and 2, we conclude the proof of Theorem 2. □
  4. An Algebra with Nilpotent and Idempotent Associated Elements
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by two associated elements, one of them nilpotent and the other idempotent. The statement of the theorem is as follows.
Theorem 3. Let  the sub-algebra of  of the formwhere  and all the variables  are arbitrary. Then, we have the presentation  with  Proof.  The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space  of polynomials in  of degree less or equal to 5 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements on the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of the Theorem 1 to obtain proof of the assertion.
Note that  is generated by ,      . Nevertheless, we can eliminate the variables  for . In fact,  . Furthermore, we are going to check the presentation using Theorem 1. We begin with some general results:
 Lemma 2. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that  is a nilpotent element of degree . Suppose thatis a linearly independent set over . Then,  is linearly independent over .  Proof.   Consider the expression
          
Multiplying by 
 on the right:
          
However, 
 is linearly independent over 
. Consequently, 
 for 
.
Thus, (5) reduces to
          
Assume that,
          
Multiplying by 
 on the right:
          
However, 
 is linearly independent over 
k. Consequently, 
 for 
. In consequence
          
Since the case 
, was seen we have that 
 for 
. □
 Proposition 3. Let A be a -algebra. Suppose that  is a nilpotent element of degree , thenis a linearly independent set over  if and only ifis a linearly independent set over .  Proof.   The sufficiency of the statement is clear. To show the necessity, we consider the expression
          
          where 
.
We have to see that .
We are going to see that
          
          for some 
 implies that 
.
For 
, we have Equation (11). Multiplying by 
 on the left and on the right:
          
Nevertheless, 
 is linearly independent over 
. Thus, 
 for 
.
This reduces (11) to
          
Multiplying by 
 on the left:
          
Multiplying by 
 on the right:
          
Consequently, 
 for 
. Since 
 is linearly independent over 
.
However, by Lemma 2,  is linearly independent over . Thus,  for .
Assume (12) for 
l and multiply this by 
 on the left:
          
Multiplying by 
 on the right:
          
Nevertheless, 
 is linearly independent over 
. In consequence, 
 for 
.
Therefore, (18) reduces to:
          
Multiplying by 
 on the right:
          
However, 
 is linearly independent over 
. Consequently, 
 for 
.
Therefore,
          
Nevertheless, by Lemma 2,   
 is linearly independent over 
. Thus, 
 for 
.
Hence, we obtain (12) for . Then (12) is valid for , i.e., . □
 Lemma 3. Consider the algebra  withthen  is a system of generators for  as a free left R-module, with .  Proof.   Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by  and .
          
- . - Since . 
- . - Since , , for  and  for . Then . 
- . - Note that  for every , then . 
- . - Note that  for every , then . 
- . - Note that  for  and . Then , for every . - On the other hand ,  for all . - Furthermore,
               - 
              for all  - , and
               - 
              for all  - . 
- On the other hand ,  for all . In particular . 
□
 Finally, we conclude with the proof of the nice presentation. Define
        
        the previous lemma guarantees the existence of a subalgebra 
 and a system of generators 
 for 
 as a free left 
R-module. Furthermore 
 is a monomorphism.
Since 
 for 
 applying Proposition 3 with 
, we obtain
        
        is a linearly independent set over 
.
Putting together Proposition 3, Lemmas 2 and 3 we conclude the proof of Theorem 3. □
  5. An Algebra with Two Integral Elements over One Nilpotent and One Idempotent
In this section, we consider an algebra generated by four elements. This algebra is linked to the Spin Calogero–Moser systems whose relation with bispectrality can be found in [
17]; see also [
24].
We now consider the case when both “eigenvalues” 
F and 
 are matrix valued. Let
      
      and
      
      then 
 with
      
On the other hand, it is easy to check that 
 for
      
      and
      
      In this opportunity, we characterize the algebra 
 of all polynomial 
F such that there exist 
 with 
.
Theorem 4. Let  be the sub-algebra of  of the formwhere  and all the variables  are arbitrary. Then, we have the presentation  with  Proof.  The idea of the proof is to consider a basis for the vector space  of polynomials in  of degree less or equal to 2 and observe that this basis generates the algebra . After that, we look for remarkable elements in the basis that generate the others and obtain some set of relations. Finally, we verify the hypothesis of Theorem 1 to obtain proof of the assertion.
In order to check the presentation using Theorem 1, we start with a result about the generators of a free -vector space.
 Lemma 4. Consider the -algebra  with  a central field of characteristic 0 and Then,  is a system of generators for  as a free -vector space.
 Proof.   Define . We have to see that . It is enough to show that M is invariant under left and right multiplication by  and .
          
- . - Note that , . On the other hand , , ,  for every , , for every , , for every . - Furthermore,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every . In particular . 
- . - Note that , ,  and  imply , hence . - On the other hand, , , ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every . In particular . 
- . - Note that . Since  multiplying by  on the right we obtain . - On the other hand, the equation  -  implies  - . Putting this equation together with the equations
               - 
              we obtain:
               
- In particular, . - Moreover,  implies . - However, multiplying  by  on the left we have . Hence, . - Moreover,  and . On the other hand, ,  for every ,  for every . Note that  for every  and  imply  for every . - Since , we have , for every . Furthermore, , for every  and , for every . Nonetheless,  then , for every . Note that , for every . Thus . 
- . - Note that . Furthermore,  and ,  for every  and . Moreover,  for every ,  for every . Since , we have  for every . - On the other hand,  for every . Since , we have  for every . Since  we have  for every . Using that , we have . Since , we have . Hence, . 
- . - Note that . Since  and  we have . - On the other hand, ,  for every . Since  for every  and , we have  for every . Since , for every , multiplying this equation by  on the right , for every . Then, . Since  for every ,  for every . - Furthermore,  for every  and  for every . Since  for every  we have . 
- . - Note that  since . On the other hand, . Moreover, ,  for every  and  for every . - However,  for every  and  for . Furthermore,  for every ,  for every ,  for every ,  for every . Consequently, . 
- . - Since  we have that . Since  we have that  and . Furthermore,  for every ,  for every . Since  for every ,  for every . - On the other hand,  for every  and  for every . Since  for every  and  for every  we have that . 
- . - Note that  and . Since  we have that . On the other hand  implies  for every  and  for every , since . Note that  for every  and  for every . Furthermore, since  we have  for every  and  for every . - On the other hand,  for every  and  for every . Hence, . 
□
 In [
22], it was proved that the algebra 
 is generated by the elements
        
In the following proposition, we look for the generators which give us the presentation.
Proposition 4. Define , , ,  then  is a linearly independent set over .
 Proof.   The second equality is given by an isomorphism of  vector spaces sending  to the set  which is linearly independent because is exactly . □
 Finally, we conclude with the proof of the presentation. Define
        
Lemma 4 guarantees the existence of the system of generators 
 for 
 as a free 
-vector space. Furthermore, 
 is a monomorphism.
Proposition 4 implies that  is a linearly independent set over .
Putting together Lemma 4 and Propositions 4, we conclude the proof of Theorem 4. □