Helmholtz function

noun

the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its internal energy minus the product of its absolute temperature and entropy: A decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available during a reversible isothermal process.
Also called Helmholtz free energy, work function.

Origin of Helmholtz function

named after H. L. F. von Helmholtz

British Dictionary definitions for helmholtz function

Helmholtz function
/ (German ˈhɛlmhɔlts) /

noun

a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its internal energy and the product of its temperature and its entropy Symbol: A, F Also called: Helmholtz free energy

Word Origin for Helmholtz function

C20: named after Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821–94), German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician