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From equations | From equations | ||
:<math>Q_{NVT}=\frac{1}{N!} \left( \frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)^N</math> | :<math>Q_{NVT}=\frac{1}{N!} \left( \frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)^N</math> | ||
and | for the [[ Ideal gas partition function | canonical ensemble partition function for an ideal gas]], and | ||
:<math>\left.A\right.=-k_B T \ln Q_{NVT}</math> | :<math>\left.A\right.=-k_B T \ln Q_{NVT}</math> | ||
one has | for the [[Helmholtz energy function]], one has | ||
:<math>A=-k_BT\left(\ln \frac{1}{N!} + N\ln\frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)</math> | :<math>A=-k_BT\left(\ln \frac{1}{N!} + N\ln\frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)</math> | ||
::<math>=-k_BT\left(-\ln N! + N\ln\frac{VN}{\Lambda^3N}\right)</math> | ::<math>=-k_BT\left(-\ln N! + N\ln\frac{VN}{\Lambda^3N}\right)</math> | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 8 June 2007
From equations
for the canonical ensemble partition function for an ideal gas, and
for the Helmholtz energy function, one has
using Stirling's approximation
- 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_BT\left( -N\ln N +N + N\ln N - N\ln \Lambda^3 \rho \right)}
one arrives at
- 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 A=Nk_BT\left(\ln \Lambda^3 \rho -1 \right)}