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Helmholtz function

noun

  1. 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.


Helmholtz function

/ ˈhɛlmhɔlts /

noun

  1. a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its internal energy and the product of its temperature and its entropy AF Also calledHelmholtz free energy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Helmholtz function1

First recorded in 1900–05; named after H. L. F. von Helmholtz
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Helmholtz function1

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

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