On the Helmholtz Potential metric: The Isotherm Length-Work Theorem

Abstract

In this paper we introduce the Isotherm Length-Work theorem using the Helmholtz potential metric and the virial expansion of pressure in inverse power of molar volume. The theorem tells us what length of a thermodynamical system described by equation of state through virial expansion along isotherms actually is with such a metric. We also give explicit solutions for thermodynamic length along isotherms in the case of first, second and third order expansion.