We describe a simple model for symmetry breaking of electronic structure configurations of one-electron systems. This model involves generalizing the problem to Ddimensional space and finding the solution at D → ∞, a semiclassical limit which can be solved exactly. The large-D limit model reduces the problem to a variational calculation which is equivalent to mean-field theories of critical phe...

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of contemporary physics. Indeed, it provides in principle the link between the microscopic and the macroscopic description and understanding of the world through a rich variety of mesoscopic instances. More precisely, starting from mechanics (classical, quantum, relativistic) and electromagnetism, it incorporates appropriate concepts of the theory of ...

Widely used statistical graphs (such as line graphs and bar graphs) are usually accompanied by graphical entities other than the graph proper. Those graphical cues, such as point marks and arrows serve for communicative purposes by bringing certain aspects to the foreground over the others. The present study discusses the results of an experimental investigation, in which the participants produ...