Ehrenfest equation

noun

Any of a group of equations that describe changes in specific heat capacity and derivatives of specific volume in second-order phase transitions.

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Meanings

nounEhrenfest equation (plural Ehrenfest equations)

plural Ehrenfest equations

  1. Any of a group of equations that describe changes in specific heat capacity and derivatives of specific volume in second-order phase transitions.

Origin

Named after Paul Ehrenfest.

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