Compressibility under isothermal (constant temperature compression/decompression thermodynamic process:

c_T = \frac{1}{\rho} \left( \frac{\partial \rho}{\partial p} \right)_T = - \frac{1}{V_m} \left( \frac{\partial V_m}{\partial p} \right)_T


Isothermal Compressibility is material property and inverse to Isothermal bulk modulus :

\beta_T = \frac{1}{K_T}

See also


Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics /  Continuum body / Compressibility

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