Nonlinearization of the Lax pairs for discrete Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy

The discrete Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy with four potentials and the Hamiltonian structures are derived. Under a constraint between the potentials and eigenfunctions, the nonlinearization of the Lax pairs associated with the discrete Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy leads to a new symplectic map and a class of finitedimensional Hamiltonian systems. The generating function of the integrals of motion is presented, by which the symplectic map and these finite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems are further proved to be completely integrable in the Liouville sense. Each member in the discrete Ablowitz–Ladik hierarchy is decomposed into a Hamiltonian system of ordinary differential equations plus the discrete flow generated by the symplectic map. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.