Helmholtz function

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noun

the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its internal energy minus the product of its absolute temperature and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available during a reversible isothermal process.

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Also called Helmholtz free energy, work function.

Origin of Helmholtz function

First recorded in 1900–05; named after H. L. F. von Helmholtz

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British Dictionary definitions for Helmholtz function

Helmholtz function

/ (German ˈhɛlmhɔlts) /

noun

a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its internal energy and the product of its temperature and its entropySymbol: A, F Also called: Helmholtz free energy

Word Origin for Helmholtz function

C20: named after Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821–94), German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician

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