The order/disorder quantum field operators associated with the two-dimensional Ising model in the continuum limit

Abstract

We show that the sin/cos functions of the axial potential of the free massive Dirac field appropriately describe the correlation functions of the ( T > T c order/disorder variable of two independent superimposed Ising systems taken in the continuum limit. The well known Kramers-Wannier transformation has a simple implementation in this description. It is also demonstrated that the square relationship at the level of correlation functions between the doubled and the single versions of the Ising model originates from an operator relationship between Dirac and Majorana spinor fields in two-dimensional space-time. Finally a connection is made between the Wightman functions of these local field operators and the statistical correlation functions obtained by McCoy, Tracy and Wu. The use of the doubled version of the Ising model based on the Dirac field allows a simple description of the scale invariant limit and therefore bridges the gap between the rigorous work and that of Kadanoff and Ceva as well as that of Luther and Peschel.