Continuum field theories emerge as low-energy limits of discrete lattice theories
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 79/100
Multiple studies demonstrate that continuum field theories and effective spacetime dynamics naturally emerge as low-energy or coarse-grained limits of underlying discrete lattice and network theories.
Evidence for · 5
Phonons in electron crystals with Berry curvature.
2025 · cited by 4
Paper 0 derives a low-energy effective continuum phonon theory from microscopic quantum crystal lattice models.
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More for · 4
A Complex Tension Origin for Dilaton Gravity: Jordan Stiffness and Logarithmic Einstein Dynamics.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 2 proposes a microphysical completion for dilatonic gravity by coarse-graining a discrete relational network.
Field Digitization Scaling in a Z_{N}⊂U(1) Symmetric Model.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 4 utilizes effective field theory and renormalization group flow to analyze field digitization scaling from discrete lattice models to continuous U(1) field theories.
Spacetime and Yang–Mills from String Flux: A Background-Independent, Flux-First Framework Unifying Emergent Gravity and Emergent Gauge Theory, with Renormalization-Group Analysis, String-Theoretic Embedding, and First Numerical Tests
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 9 constructs an effective statistical field theory where classical spacetime geometry and gravity emerge from a discrete flux-tube network via renormalization group coarse-graining.
Spacetime Emergence from Flux-Tube Connectivity: A Flux-First Framework, Renormalization-Group Analysis, String-Theoretic Embedding, and First Numerical Tests
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 (identical to 9) similarly derives continuous spacetime geometry and dynamics from the connectivity of a microscopic discrete lattice substrate.