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Partition function
Partition function may refer to: * Partition function (statistical mechanics), a function used to derive thermodynamic properties ** Rotational partition function, partition function for the rotational modes of a molecule ** Vibrational partition function, partition function for the vibrational modes of a molecule ** Partition function (quantum field theory), partition function for quantum path integrals * Partition function (mathematics), generalization of the statistical mechanics concept * Partition function (number theory), the number of possible partitions of an integer
Article summary
Partition function may refer to: * Partition function (statistical mechanics), a function used to derive thermodynamic properties ** Rotational partition function, partition function for the rotational modes of a molecule ** Vibrational partition function, partition function for the vibrational modes of a molecule ** Partition function (quantum field theory), partition function for quantum path integrals * Partition function (mathematics), generalization of the statistical mechanics concept * Partition function (number theory), the number of possible partitions of an integer
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