Gibbs-Thomson equation

English

Etymology

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs and J. J. Thomson.

Noun

Gibbs-Thomson equation (plural Gibbs-Thomson equations)

1. (thermodynamics) An equation for the structural depression in the freezing point or melting point in a confined geometry, in its compact form: $\Delta \,T_{m}(x)={\frac {k_{GT}}{x}},$ where the Gibbs–Thomson coefficient $k_{GT}$ assumes different values for different liquids and different interfacial geometries (e.g. spherical, cylindrical or planar).

See also

• Gibbs-Thomson effect

Further reading

• Gibbs-Thomson equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia