The critical \(Z\)-invariant Ising model via dimers: the periodic case (Q975302)

The authors consider a large class of critical two-dimensional Ising models, known as critical \(Z\)-invariant Ising models, introduced in [\textit{R. J. Baxter}, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. Ser. A 404 (1826), 1--33 (1986)]. In [J. Math. Phys. 7, 1776--1781 (1966)], \textit{M. E. Fisher} introduced a correspondence between the two-dimensional model defined on a graph \(G\), and the dimer model defined on a decorated version of this graph. If \(G\) is an infinite \(Z^2\)-periodic isoradial graph with critical coupling constants on the edges the authors prove that the dimer characteristic polynomial is equal (up to a constant) to the critical Laplacian characteristic polynomial, and also prove that an explicit expression for the free energy and for the Gibbs measure is obtained as weak limit of Boltzmann measures.