On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances

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On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances is a foundational 1876–1878 treatise in thermodynamics by Josiah Willard Gibbs that introduced key concepts of chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibrium, including the Gibbs free energy.

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instanceOf scientific treatise
thermodynamics treatise
work of chemical thermodynamics
author Josiah Willard Gibbs NERFINISHED
authorAffiliation Yale University NERFINISHED
authorOccupation chemist
physicist
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
field chemical thermodynamics
physical chemistry
thermodynamics
hasKeyIdea conditions for coexistence of phases
criteria for spontaneous processes
generalization to multicomponent systems
mathematical formulation of phase equilibria
use of energy and entropy to determine equilibrium
influenced modern chemical thermodynamics
phase diagram theory
physical chemistry as a discipline
statistical mechanics development
introducedConcept Gibbs free energy NERFINISHED
Gibbs–Duhem equation NERFINISHED
chemical potential
conditions for phase equilibrium
phase rule
thermodynamic potential
language English
originalMedium scientific journal
publicationEndYear 1878
publicationStartYear 1876
publicationType journal article
monograph
publishedIn Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED
publisher Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic of physical chemistry
cornerstone of chemical thermodynamics
foundational work in thermodynamics
timePeriod late 19th century
topic chemical equilibrium
energy and entropy in equilibrium
equilibrium of heterogeneous systems
heterogeneous phases
multicomponent systems
phase equilibria
thermodynamic stability
volumeCount two-part paper
yearFirstPartPublished 1876
yearSecondPartPublished 1878

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