Index A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W A a repeat definition of the canonical ensemble activity activity coefficient adiabatic work interaction Adiabatic/Insulated Andersen thermostat B binodal Boltzmann factor / Boltzmann weight bonded interactions boundaries bubble line bubble point C canonical ensemble canonical partition function Carnot cycle Chain rule to add another variable Chemical equilibrium chemical equilibrium classical limit Closed coexistence curves collective variable common tangent line composite system compressibility factor configurational distribution critical point Curie-temperature D Debye force degeneracy density of states departure function departure functions derived property detailed balance dew line dew point Diathermal distinguishable E efficiency ensemble ensemble average enthalpy entropy environment equations of state equilibrium equilibrium criterion equilibrium state equipartition theorem Euler's theorem event excess property Extensive F finite size effects first law of thermodynamics first-order phase transition free energy perturbation fugacity fugacity coefficient fugacity of a component in a mixture G generalized ensemble generic reduced configurational distribution Gibbs-Duhem equation grand canonical ensemble H hard-particle interaction heat heat capacity heat engine I ideal solution ideal-gas mixture importance sampling indistinguishable Intensive interaction Inversion of derivatives Ising model Isolated isothermal-isobaric ensemble K Keesom interactions L Langmuir adsorption isotherm Lennard-Jones potential limits of stability London dispersion forces long-range Coulombic potential M macrostate many-body interaction Markov chain of states Maxwell reciprocity Maxwell relation Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution for velocities mean force mean-field theory Mechanical equilibrium mechanical equilibrium Metastable Metropolis-Hastings algorithm microcanonical ensemble microstate molecular dynamics simulations Monte Carlo simulations Movable N natural variables non-bonded interactions O Open order-disorder transition P pair-correlation function pairwise interaction partial molar property partial molar property, periodic boundary conditions phase envelope Postulate 0 Postulate 1 Postulate 2 Postulate 3 Postulate 4 potential of mean force primitive property process R radial distribution function Raoult's Law reaction corrdinate reduced configurational distribution restraint reversible cycle reversible heat engine Rigid S saturation pressure self-consistent mean-field theory simple system spinodal stability criterion Stable equilibrium stable phase state function surroundings system T The expansion rule Thermal equilibrium thermal equilibrium thermostat Theroem of Clausius tie line triple point Triple product rule U umbrella sampling V vapor pressure vapor-liquid equilibrium Velocity-Verlet algorithm Verlet algorithm W work work reservoir