meanfieldiksi
Meanfieldiksi is a term used in statistical mechanics and related fields to describe a simplified model of a complex system. In a mean-field approximation, the interactions between individual components of a system are replaced by an average interaction, or "mean field," experienced by each component. This mean field is assumed to be created by all other components in the system collectively. The key idea is to simplify the calculation by treating each component as if it interacts with a uniform, average environment rather than with the fluctuating, specific states of all its neighbors. This approximation is particularly useful when the number of components is very large, as it drastically reduces the computational complexity.
The mean-field approximation is often employed to study phase transitions, such as the transition between liquid