Tensor-network study of quantum phase transition on Sierpinski fractal


Abstract in English

The transverse-field Ising model on the Sierpinski fractal, which is characterized by the fractal dimension $log_2^{~} 3 approx 1.585$, is studied by a tensor-network method, the Higher-Order Tensor Renormalization Group. We analyze the ground-state energy and the spontaneous magnetization in the thermodynamic limit. The system exhibits the second-order phase transition at the critical transverse field $h_{rm c}^{~} = 1.865$. The critical exponents $beta approx 0.198$ and $delta approx 8.7$ are obtained. Complementary to the tensor-network method, we make use of the real-space renormalization group and improved mean-field approximations for comparison.

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