Thermodynamic integration

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Thermodynamic integration is used to calculate the difference in the Helmholtz energy function, $A$ , between two states. The path must be continuous and reversible (Ref. 1 Eq. 3.5)

$\Delta A = A(\lambda) - A(\lambda_0) = \int_{\lambda_0}^{\lambda} \left\langle \frac{\partial U(\mathbf{r},\lambda)}{\partial \lambda} \right\rangle_{\lambda} ~\mathrm{d}\lambda$

Contents

1 Isothermal integration
2 Isobaric integration
3 Isochoric integration
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Isothermal integration

At constant temperature (Ref. 2 Eq. 5):

$\frac{A(\rho_2,T)}{Nk_BT} = \frac{A(\rho_1,T)}{Nk_BT} + \int_{\rho_1}^{\rho_2} \frac{p(\rho)}{k_B T \rho^2} ~\mathrm{d}\rho$

[edit] Isobaric integration

At constant pressure (Ref. 2 Eq. 6):

$\frac{G(T_2,p)}{Nk_BT_2} = \frac{G(T_1,p)}{Nk_BT_1} - \int_{T_1}^{T_2} \frac{H(T)}{Nk_BT^2} ~\mathrm{d}T$

where $G$ is the Gibbs energy function and $H$ is the enthalpy.

[edit] Isochoric integration

At constant volume (Ref. 2 Eq. 7):

$\frac{A(T_2,V)}{Nk_BT_2} = \frac{A(T_1,V)}{Nk_BT_1} - \int_{T_1}^{T_2} \frac{U(T)}{Nk_BT^2} ~\mathrm{d}T$

where $U$ is the internal energy.

[edit] See also

Gibbs-Duhem integration

[edit] References

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