thermodynamic degree of freedom

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• degree of freedom — noun a) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system b) Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases …   Wiktionary

• Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point …   Wikipedia

• Thermodynamic potential — A thermodynamic potential is a scalar potential function used to represent the thermodynamic state of a system. One main thermodynamic potential which has a physical interpretation is the internal energy, U. It is the energy of configuration of a …   Wikipedia

• degreeof freedom — degree of freedom n. pl. degrees of freedom 1. Statistics. Any of the unrestricted, independent random variables that constitute a statistic. 2. Physics. a. Any of the minimum number of coordinates required to specify completely the motion of a… …   Universalium

• Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) — A degree of freedom is an independent physical parameter, often called a dimension, in the formal description of the state of a physical system. The set of all dimensions of a system is known as a phase space. Contents 1 Definition 2 Example:… …   Wikipedia

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• Specific heat capacity — Specific heat capacity, also known simply as specific heat, is the measure of the heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity of a substance by a certain temperature interval. The term originated primarily through the work …   Wikipedia

• Temperature — This article is about the thermodynamic property. For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). A map of global long term monthly average surface air temperatures i …   Wikipedia

• Gibbs' phase rule — Gibbs phase rule, stated by Josiah Willard Gibbs in the 1870s, is the fundamental rule on which phase diagrams are based. It provides the number of degrees of freedom for a given thermodynamic condition, that is: how many control variables… …   Wikipedia

• thermodynamics — thermodynamicist, n. /therr moh duy nam iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties …   Universalium

• Absolute zero — For other uses, see Absolute Zero (disambiguation). Absolute zero is the theoretical temperature at which entropy reaches its minimum value. The laws of thermodynamics state that absolute zero cannot be reached using only thermodynamic means. A… …   Wikipedia