Helmholtz function
Helmholtz function
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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Helmholtz function (German ˈhɛlmhɔlts) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| A, F, Also called: Helmholtz free energy a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its internal energy and the product of its temperature and its entropy | |
| [C20: named after Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821--94), German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician] | |
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