Gibbs' grand canonical ensemble
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
statistical mechanics
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| gptkbp:allows |
fluctuations in particle number
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
ideal gases
variable particle number systems |
| gptkbp:description |
thermodynamic systems in equilibrium with a reservoir
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| gptkbp:evaluates |
partition function
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gibbs' grand canonical ensemble
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| gptkbp:is_a |
ensemble in statistical mechanics
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| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
statistical interpretation of thermodynamics
modern statistical mechanics understanding thermodynamic limits |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
quantum_mechanics
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| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
predicting thermodynamic behavior.
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| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
temperature
volume chemical potential fixed temperature and volume |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
understanding phase transitions
understanding critical phenomena understanding entropy understanding non-equilibrium systems |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
quantum phase transitions
critical points phase diagrams molecular systems fluctuations in thermodynamic quantities systems with exchange of particles |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
material science
computational physics complex systems thermodynamic calculations thermodynamic simulations computer simulations of materials statistical mechanics textbooks thermodynamic limit |
| gptkbp:isUsedFor |
equations of state
thermodynamic identities Boltzmann_distribution |
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Josiah_Willard_Gibbs
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| gptkbp:provides |
equilibrium properties of systems
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| gptkbp:related_to |
chemical reactions
biological systems nanotechnology microcanonical ensemble thermodynamic potentials canonical ensemble ensemble theory ensemble equivalence fluctuation-dissipation theorem |
| gptkbp:suitableFor |
astrophysics
non-ideal systems statistical field theory quantum_statistics quantum_gases |
| gptkbp:uses |
chemical potential
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