Tensor-network study of a quantum phase transition on the Sierpiński fractal

Abstract

The transverse-field Ising model on the Sierpi\'nski 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.