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Relation to thermodynamic variables: Added an expression for heat capacity via the temperature derivative of entropy.
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: <math>A = \langle E\rangle -TS= - k_B T \ln Z.</math>
 
Furthermore, the heat capacity can be expressed as
 
: <math>C_v = T \frac{\partial S}{\partial T} = -T \frac{\partial^2 A}{\partial T^2}.</math>
 
=== Partition functions of subsystems ===