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:<math>A=Nk_BT\left(\ln \Lambda^3 \rho -1 \right)</math>
:<math>A=Nk_BT\left(\ln \Lambda^3 \rho -1 \right)</math>


where <math>\Lambda</math>is the [[de Broglie thermal wavelength]] and <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]].
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 4 August 2008

From equations

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 Q_{NVT}=\frac{1}{N!} \left( \frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)^N}

for the canonical ensemble partition function for an ideal gas, and

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.A\right.=-k_B T \ln Q_{NVT}}

for the Helmholtz energy function, one has

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=-k_BT\left(\ln \frac{1}{N!} + N\ln\frac{V}{\Lambda^{3}}\right)}
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(-\ln N! + N\ln\frac{VN}{\Lambda^3N}\right)}
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(-\ln N! + N\ln\frac{N}{\Lambda^3 \rho}\right)}

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)}

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 and 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} is the Boltzmann constant.