The Lattice-Continuum Correspondence in the Ising Model

Abstract

Starting from the operator algebra of the (1+1)D Ising model on a spatial lattice, this paper explicitly constructs a subalgebra of smooth operators that are natural candidates for continuum fields in the scaling limit. At the critical value of the transverse field, these smooth operators are analytically shown to reproduce the operator product expansions found in the Ising conformal field theory.

Comments: 8 pages + appendices, v2: added some corrections, clarifications, and references