Maxwell Relations
Maxwell's relations are a set of equations in thermodynamics which are derivable from the definitions of the thermodynamic potentials. These relations are named for the nineteenth-century physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
Read more about Maxwell Relations: Equation, The Four Most Common Maxwell Relations, General Maxwell Relationships
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