 Equiatomic configurational entropy (source code)

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= Equiatomic configurational entropy
{title2=$\Delta S_{\rm mix}=R\ln n$}

Randomly distributing $n$ species with equal fractions over $N$ sites gives $\Omega=N!/[(N/n)!]^n$. Stirling approximation gives $S=k_BN\ln n$, or $R\ln n$ per mole of sites. <Configurational entropy> alone does not decide whether a multicomponent alloy is a stable single <thermodynamic phase>.

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