partition function

noun

generalization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics

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Meanings

nounpartition function (plural partition functions)

plural partition functions

  1. mathematicsgeneralization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics
  2. mathematicsfunction that represents the number of possible partitions of a natural number.
  3. natural sciencesgeneralization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics
  4. statistical mechanicsfunction Z[J] that is the generating function of the correlation function
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