Computing the renormalization group flow of two-dimensional ϕ4ϕ^4 theory with tensor networks

preprint2020arXivOpen access

Abstract

We study the renormalization group flow of ϕ4ϕ^4 theory in two dimensions. Regularizing space into a fine-grained lattice and discretizing the scalar field in a controlled way, we rewrite the partition function of the theory as a tensor network. Combining local truncations and a standard coarse-graining scheme, we obtain the renormalization group flow of the theory as a map in a space of tensors. Aside from qualitative insights, we verify the scaling dimensions at criticality and extrapolate the critical coupling constant fc=λ/μ2f_{\rm c} = λ/ μ^2 to the continuum to find fccont.=11.0861(90)f^{\rm cont.}_{\rm c} = 11.0861(90), which favorably compares with alternative methods.

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