Gibbs algorithm

English

Etymology

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs, who introduced it in 1902.

Proper noun

1. Template:Lb A criterion for choosing a probability distribution for the statistical ensemble of microstates of a thermodynamic system by minimizing the average log probability $⟨\ln p_i⟩=\sum _i{p}_i\ln p_i$, subject to the probability distribution Template:Math satisfying a set of constraints (usually expectation values) corresponding to the known macroscopic quantities.