Helmholtz free energy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
For Hermann von Helmholtz, German physicist.
Noun[edit]
- (physics, thermodynamics) A measure of the useful work obtainable from a constant temperature, constant volume thermodynamic system; more precisely, the difference between internal energy (of a system) and the product of its absolute temperature and entropy.
- where A is Helmholtz free energy, U is internal energy, T is temperature, and S is entropy.
Translations[edit]
measure of the useful work from a constant temperature system etc.
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