mean-field theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo large systems
systems with weak correlations
gptkbp:approximationType self-consistent field approximation
gptkbp:assumes each particle interacts with average field
gptkbp:describes approximate behavior of many-body systems
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
condensed matter physics
physics
gptkbp:form self-consistency equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mean-field theory
gptkbp:limitation neglects fluctuations
less accurate near critical points
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Pierre_Weiss
1907
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hartree–Fock_method
gptkb:Vlasov_equation
gptkb:Landau_theory_of_phase_transitions
gptkb:Ginzburg–Landau_theory
Bragg–Williams approximation
mean-field game theory
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ising_model
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Bose–Einstein_condensates
gptkb:spin_glasses
neural networks
superconductivity
ferromagnetism
liquid crystals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hartree-Fock
gptkb:Kuramoto_model
gptkb:Generalized_Hartree-Fock
gptkb:Hartree_method
gptkb:Theory_of_Bose-Einstein_condensation_in_trapped_gases
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7