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== Partition Function == | == Partition Function == | ||
The [[partition function]], <math>Q</math>, | |||
for a system of <math>N</math> identical particles each of mass <math>m</math> is given by | |||
:<math>Q_{NVT}=\frac{1}{N!h^{3N}}\iint d{\mathbf p}^N d{\mathbf r}^N \exp \left[ - \frac{H({\mathbf p}^N,{\mathbf r}^N)}{k_B T}\right]</math> | |||
where <math>h</math> is [[Planck constant |Planck's constant]], <math>T</math> is the [[temperature]], <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]] and <math>H(p^N, r^N)</math> is the [[Hamiltonian]] | |||
corresponding to the total energy of the system. | |||
For a classical one-component system in a three-dimensional space, <math> Q_{NVT} </math>, | |||
is given by: | |||
:<math> Q_{NVT} = \frac{V^N}{N! \Lambda^{3N} } \int d (R^*)^{3N} \exp \left[ - \beta U \left( V, (R^*)^{3N} \right) \right] ~~~~~~~~~~ \left( \frac{V}{N\Lambda^3} \gg 1 \right) </math> | |||
where: | |||
* <math> \Lambda </math> is the [[de Broglie thermal wavelength]] (depends on the temperature) | |||
* <math> \beta := \frac{1}{k_B T} </math>, with <math> k_B </math> being the [[Boltzmann constant]], and ''T'' the [[temperature]]. | |||
* <math> U </math> is the potential energy, which depends on the coordinates of the particles (and on the interaction model) | |||
* <math> \left( R^*\right)^{3N} </math> represent the 3N position coordinates of the particles (reduced with the system size): i.e. <math> \int d (R^*)^{3N} = 1 </math> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Ideal gas partition function]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Statistical mechanics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 31 August 2011
Variables:
- Number of Particles,
- Volume,
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Partition Function[edit]
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where:
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Lambda } is the de Broglie thermal wavelength (depends on the temperature)
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \beta := \frac{1}{k_B T} } , with Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle k_B } being the Boltzmann constant, and T the temperature.
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle U } is the potential energy, which depends on the coordinates of the particles (and on the interaction model)
- Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \left( R^*\right)^{3N} } represent the 3N position coordinates of the particles (reduced with the system size): i.e. Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int d (R^*)^{3N} = 1 }