partition function

noun — 4 senses

partition function

noun
1

Mathematics, Sciences generalization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics

2

Mathematics, Number theory, Sciences function that represents the number of possible partitions of a natural number.

3

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Quantum field theory generalization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics

4

function Z[J] that is the generating function of the correlation function

Statistical mechanics

Hypernyms
function
Hyponyms
Einstein partition function

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