Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
1996-12-20
Nucl.Phys.B495:533-582,1997
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
References added; 69 pages in LaTeX with figures in eps and LaTeX; Full paper of PRL 77, 2604 (hep-th/9606177)
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00219-8
We study the critical two-dimensional Ising model with a defect line (altered bond strength along a line) in the continuum limit. By folding the system at the defect line, the problem is mapped to a special case of the critical Ashkin-Teller model, the continuum limit of which is the $Z_2$ orbifold of the free boson, with a boundary. Possible boundary states on the $Z_2$ orbifold theory are explored, and a special case is applied to the Ising defect problem. We find the complete spectrum of boundary operators, exact two-point correlation functions and the universal term in the free energy of the defect line for arbitrary strength of the defect. We also find a new universality class of defect lines. It is conjectured that we have found all the possible universality classes of defect lines in the Ising model. Relative stabilities among the defect universality classes are discussed.
Affleck Ian
Oshikawa Masaki
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