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Fixed-point tensor network for compactified boson conformal field theory

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-07-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Fixed-point (FP) tensor networks provide a discrete spacetime representation of conformal field theories (CFTs), offering a new route toward understanding holographic duality, generalized symmetries, and even quantum gravity. In this work, we construct FP tensors for the 2D compactified boson theory at a generic compactification radius, an archetypal irrational CFT, using boundary (open-string) data with conformal boundary conditions. We show that the resulting tensors reproduce the closed-string spectrum with high accuracy and generate stable renormalization-group (RG) flows under the tensor complex renormalization algorithm. Moreover, we identify a controllable exactly marginal deformation at the level of a single tensor, enabling flows that move continuously along the c=1c=1 moduli space. This framework establishes a concrete lattice-level route toward describing a broad class of 2D irrational CFTs.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.03534,
  title  = {Fixed-point tensor network for compactified boson conformal field theory},
  author = {Gong Cheng and Dong-Yu Bao and Zheng-Cheng Gu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.03534},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages, 15 figures