Ising on $S^2$ -- The Affine Conjecture
R.C. Brower*,
G. T.Flemming,
N. Matsumoto and
R. Misra*: corresponding author
Pre-published on:
March 04, 2025
Published on:
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Abstract
We review the recent construction~\cite{brower2024isingmodelmathbbs2} of the 2d Ising model on a triangulated sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$. Surprisingly, this led to a precise map of the lattice couplings to the target geometry in order to reach the conform field theory (CFT) in the continuum limit. For the integrable 2d Ising CFT, the map was found analytically~\cite{Brower_2023}. Here we conjecture how this might be generalized. The discrete geometry is implemented by the piecewise flat triangulation introduced by Regge in 1960 for the Einstein Hilbert action~\cite{Regge1961GeneralRW}. Then following our Ising example, we posit the existence of a smooth map of lattice couplings in affine parameters consistent with quantum correlators. A sequence of theoretical investigations and numerical simulations are recommended to test this conjecture. They begin with non-integrable CFT's -- the 2d $\phi^4$ theory on $\mathbb{S}^2$; the 3d Ising model on $\mathbb{S}^3$ and $\mathbb{R} \times S^2$; QED3 on $\mathbb R \times \mathbb S^{2} $ as an intermediate step to 4d non-Abelian lattice gauge theory on $\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{S}^3$.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.466.0385
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