Stefan's formula explained

In thermodynamics, Stefan's formula says that the specific surface energy at a given interface is determined by the respective enthalpy difference

\Delta H ^{*} .$$\backslash sigma\; =\; \backslash gamma\_0\; \backslash left(\backslash frac\backslash right),$$where σ is the specific surface energy, N_A is the Avogadro constant, \gamma _{0} is a steric dimensionless coefficient, and V_m is the molar volume.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Thermodynamic Properties of the Amorphous and Crystalline Modifications of Carbon and the Metastable Synthesis of Diamond. 2001. Guencheva . V.. Grantscharova . E.. Gutzow. I.. Crystal Research and Technology. 36. 12. 1411–1428. 10.1002/1521-4079(200112)36:12<1411::AID-CRAT1411>3.0.CO;2-8. 2001CryRT..36.1411G.