Helmholtz free energy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Helmholtz free energy

Etymology

For Hermann von Helmholtz, German physicist.

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