Multi-Component NLS Models on Symmetric Spaces: Spectral Properties versus Representations Theory

The algebraic structure and the spectral properties of a special class of multi-component NLS equations, related to the symmetric spaces of {\bf BD.I}-type are analyzed. The focus of the study is on the spectral theory of the relevant Lax operators for different fundamental representations of the underlying simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. Special attention is paid to the structure of the dressing factors in spinor representation of the orthogonal simple Lie algebras of ${\bf B}_r\simeq so(2r+1,{\mathbb C})$ type.