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Maxwell relation

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Maxwell relation [′mak‚swel ri′lā·shən]
(electromagnetism)
According to Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, that relation wherein the dielectric constant of a substance equals the square of its index of refraction.
(thermodynamics)
One of four equations for a system in thermal equilibrium, each of which equates two partial derivatives, involving the pressure, volume, temperature, and entropy of the system.


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of Amsterdam) start from the basic principles of modern theory and progress to an experimental analysis of one of the most important consequences of thermodynamics, namely Maxwell relations.
 
 
 
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