Worm-algorithm-type Simulation of Quantum Transverse-Field Ising Model (2005.10066v2)

Abstract: We apply a worm algorithm to simulate the quantum transverse-field Ising model in a path-integral representation of which the expansion basis is taken as the spin component along the external-field direction. In such a representation, a configuration can be regarded as a set of non-intersecting loops constructed by "kinks" for pairwise interactions and spin-down (or -up) imaginary-time segments. The wrapping probability for spin-down loops, a dimensionless quantity characterizing the loop topology on a torus, is observed to exhibit small finite-size corrections and yields a high-precision critical point in two dimensions (2D) as $h_c ! =! 3.044\, 330(6)$, significantly improving over the existing results and nearly excluding the best one $h_c ! =! 3.044\, 38 (2)$. At criticality, the fractal dimensions of the loops are estimated as $d_{\ell \downarrow} (1{\rm D}) ! = ! 1.37(1) ! \approx ! 11/8 $ and $d_{\ell \downarrow} (2{\rm D}) ! = ! 1.75 (3)$, consistent with those for the classical 2D and 3D O(1) loop model, respectively. An interesting feature is that in one dimension (1D), both the spin-down and -up loops display the critical behavior in the whole disordered phase ($ 0 ! \leq ! h ! < ! h_c$), having a fractal dimension $d_{\ell} ! = ! 1.750 (7)$ that is consistent with the hull dimension $d_{\rm H} ! = ! 7/4$ for critical 2D percolation clusters. The current worm algorithm can be applied to simulate other quantum systems like hard-core boson models with pairing interactions.