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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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