Helmholtz energy function

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz Definition of A (for arbeit):

$\left.A\right.=U-TS$

where U is the internal energy, T is the temperature and S is the entropy. (TS) is a conjugate pair. The differential of this function is

$\left.dA\right.=dU-TdS-SdT$

From the Second law of thermodynamics one obtains

$\left.dA\right.=TdS-pdV-TdS-SdT$

thus one arrives at

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For A(T,V) one has the following total differential

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The following equation provides a link between classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics:

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See also

• Canonical ensemble
• Grand canonical ensemble