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Helmholtz free energy
In thermodynamics, the Helmholtz free energy is a thermodynamic potential which measures the "useful" work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system at a constant temperature. For such a system, the negative of the difference in the Helmholtz energy is equal to the maximum amount of work extractable from a thermodynamic process in which temperature is held constant.
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