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It is often said that above the upper critical dimension, the mean field theory is correct. What is the precise meaning of this statement? Let us be specific and consider the $d$-dimensional Ising model on a hypercubic lattice. It is claimed that the upper critical dimension is $d=4$.

What does this mean?

Does it mean that the mean field theory can get the critical temperature $T_c$ right? Or just the critical exponents right?

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