New Relations in the Algebra of the Baxter Q-Operators

We consider irreducible cyclic representations of the algebra of monodromy matrices corresponding to the R-matrix of the six-vertex model. At roots of unity, the Baxter Q-operator can be represented as a trace of a tensor product of L-operators corresponding to one of these cyclic representations, and this operator satisfies the TQ equation. We find a new algebraic structure generated by these L-operators and consequently by the Q-operators.