2D Integrable systems, 4D Chern–Simons theory and affine Higgs bundles

Abstract

Abstract We compare the construction of 2D integrable models through two gauge field theories. The first one is the 4D Chern–Simons (4D-CS) theory proposed by Costello and Yamazaki. The second one is the 2D generalization of the Hitchin integrable systems constructed by means of affine Higgs bundles (AHB). We illustrate the latter approach by considering 1 + 1 field versions of integrable systems including the Calogero–Moser field theory, the Landau–Lifshitz model and the field theory generalization of the elliptic Gaudin model.