Thermodynamic beta
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In statistical thermodynamics, thermodynamic beta, also known as coldness, is the reciprocal of the thermodynamic temperature of a system:
(where T is the temperature and kB is Boltzmann constant).[1]
It was originally introduced in 1971 (as Kältefunktion "coldness function") by Ingo Müller [de], one of the proponents of the rational thermodynamics school of thought,[2][3] based on earlier proposals for a "reciprocal temperature" function.[4][5]
Thermodynamic beta has units reciprocal to that of energy (in SI units, reciprocal joules, ). In non-thermal units, it can also be measured in byte per joule, or more conveniently, gigabyte per nanojoule;[6] 1 K−1 is equivalent to about 13,062 gigabytes per nanojoule; at room temperature: T = 300K, β ≈ 44 GB/nJ ≈ 39 eV−1 ≈ 2.4×1020 J−1. The conversion factor is 1 GB/nJ = J−1.