Computing the renormalization group flow of two-dimensional $\phi^4$ theory with tensor networks

Abstract

We study the renormalization group flow of $\phi^4$ theory in two dimensions. Regularizing space into a fine-grained lattice and discretizing the scalar field in a controlled way, we rewrite the partition function of the theory as a tensor network. Combining local truncations and a standard coarse-graining scheme, we obtain the renormalization group flow of the theory as a map in a space of tensors. Aside from qualitative insights, we verify the scaling dimensions at criticality and extrapolate the critical coupling constant $f_{\rm c} = \lambda / \mu ^2$ to the continuum to find $f^{\rm cont.}_{\rm c} = 11.0861(90)$, which favorably compares with alternative methods.