Quantum Ising Criticality in Dimerized XY Spin—1／2Chain

In the present paper we propose a spin-1/2 chain which provides an exactly solvable example to studythe Ising criticality with the central charge c = 1/2. We performthe diagonalization of this model in the presence ofmagnetic field. From the full energy spectrum, the central charge and the scaling dimensions are given at the criticalpoint. The results show evidently that the quantum Ising criticality exists in such a system.