A new representation of the solution of the Ising model

Abstract

It is shown that the transfer matrices for various Ising lattices in two dimensions commute with certain linear operators. The problem of finding an explicit form for the largest eigenvector is considerably simplified. The expansion coefficients appearing in the eigenvectors found as the solution of a set of nonlinear difference equations are Pfaffians. The connection between this type of solution and other solutions is clarified. This form for the eigenvector also simplifies the calculation of correlation functions. Some geometrical aspects of the Ising model are discussed.