Compressibility

The bulk modulus B gives the change in volume of a solid substance as the pressure on it is changed,

$B=-V{\frac {\partial p}{\partial V}}$

The compressibility K or $\kappa$, is given by

$\kappa ={\frac {1}{B}}$

Isothermal compressibility

The isothermal compressibility, $\kappa _{T}$ is given by

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(Note: in Hansen and McDonald the isothermal compressibility is written as 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 \chi_T} ). 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 T} is 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 \rho} is the particle number density given by

$\rho ={\frac {N}{V}}$

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 N} is the total number of particles in the system, i.e.

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Adiabatic compressibility

The adiabatic compressibility, 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 \kappa_S} is given by

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where $S$ is the entropy.

See also

The compressibility equation in statistical mechanics.