partition function
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partition
noun
uk/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/us/pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/
a vertical structure like a thin wall that separates one part of a room or building ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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However, they present an efficient algorithm for the ferromagnetic case, which approximates thepartitionfunction, provided that the system is consistent.
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Another similar idea is to use the base pair probabilities which can be calculated from thepartitionfunctionalgorithm.
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This only changes thepartitionfunctionby an easily computable factor.
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As a result, theorems that constrain the possible location of complex zeros of thepartitionfunctionare of great interest.
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Thepartitionfunctionappears just as a normalization factor here, but is, in fact, a generating function and, as such, a quantity of fundamental importance.
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Before we do this we will first determine what thepartitionfunctionis for this system.
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It is then referred to as the sequence-annealedpartitionfunction.
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The logarithm of thispartitionfunctionleads to the cluster or polymer expansion for this model.
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The weightings of the different structures in thepartitionfunctionalgorithm also depend on temperature.
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Once a functional model is written down, statistical thermodynamics can be used to generate thepartitionfunction.
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In the calculation of the internalpartitionfunction, all equilibrium populations (ground/excited states) have to be included.
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In other disordered system models one is limited to small sizes since there are no algorithms for calculating thepartitionfunction.
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This free energy is equivalent to the form obtained from thepartitionfunctionin the canonical ensemble.
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Thepartitionfunctioncan again be calculated with this model, and predictions can be made for the shape of the melting curve.
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At the same time, it is sufficiently simple for analysis with statistical physics methods : the minimum free energy state and thepartitionfunctioncan be calculated exactly.
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This is, of course, a tremendous simplification over the evaluation of the sum of all possible states in thepartitionfunctionneeded to obtain the free energy.
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In statistical mechanics, free entropies frequently appear as the logarithm of apartitionfunction.
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A typical application is the calculation of a thermodynamic potential from apartitionfunction.
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