arXiv:hep-th/9304009 · International Journal of Modern Physics B
INTERTWINERS AND A-D-E LATTICE MODELS
PAUL A. PEARCE, YU-KUI ZHOU
Abstract
Intertwiners between A-D-E lattice models are presented and the general theory developed. The intertwiners are discussed at three levels: at the level of the adjacency matrices, at the level of the cell calculus intertwining the face algebras and at the level of the row transfer matrices. A convenient graphical representation of the intertwining cells is introduced. The utility of the intertwining relations in studying the spectra of the A-D-E models is emphasized. In particular, it is shown that the existence of an intertwiner implies that many eigenvalues of the A-D-E row transfer matrices are exactly in common for a finite system and, consequently, that the corresponding central charges and scaling dimensions can be identified.