Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Small Systems
A challenging frontier in modern statistical physics concerns systems with a small number of degrees of freedom, far from the thermodynamic limit. Beyond the general interest in the foundation of statistical mechanics, the relevance of this subject is due to the recent increase of resolution in the...
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| author | Alessandro Sarracino (Ed.) Angelo Vulpiani (Ed.) Andrea Puglisi (Ed.) |
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| description | A challenging frontier in modern statistical physics concerns systems with a small number of degrees of freedom, far from the thermodynamic limit. Beyond the general interest in the foundation of statistical mechanics, the relevance of this subject is due to the recent increase of resolution in the observation and manipulation of biological and man-made objects at micro- and nano-scales. A peculiar feature of small systems is the role played by fluctuations, which cannot be neglected and are responsible for many non-trivial behaviors. The study of fluctuations of thermodynamic quantities, such as energy or entropy, goes back to Einstein, Onsager, and Kubo; more recently, interest in this matter has grown with the establishment of new fluctuation–dissipation relations, and of so-called stochastic thermodynamics. This turning point has received a strong impulse from the study of systems that are far from the thermodynamic equilibrium, due to very long relaxation times, as in disordered systems, or due to the presence of external forcing and dissipation, as in granular or active matter. Applications of the thermodynamic and statistical mechanics of small systems range from molecular biology to micro-mechanics, including models of nano-transport, Brownian motors, and (living or artificial) self-propelled organisms. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-608782024-04-04T19:19:07Z Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Small Systems Alessandro Sarracino (Ed.) Angelo Vulpiani (Ed.) Andrea Puglisi (Ed.) QC1-999 Statistical Mechanics Stochastic Thermodynamics Large Deviations Small Systems Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics A challenging frontier in modern statistical physics concerns systems with a small number of degrees of freedom, far from the thermodynamic limit. Beyond the general interest in the foundation of statistical mechanics, the relevance of this subject is due to the recent increase of resolution in the observation and manipulation of biological and man-made objects at micro- and nano-scales. A peculiar feature of small systems is the role played by fluctuations, which cannot be neglected and are responsible for many non-trivial behaviors. The study of fluctuations of thermodynamic quantities, such as energy or entropy, goes back to Einstein, Onsager, and Kubo; more recently, interest in this matter has grown with the establishment of new fluctuation–dissipation relations, and of so-called stochastic thermodynamics. This turning point has received a strong impulse from the study of systems that are far from the thermodynamic equilibrium, due to very long relaxation times, as in disordered systems, or due to the presence of external forcing and dissipation, as in granular or active matter. Applications of the thermodynamic and statistical mechanics of small systems range from molecular biology to micro-mechanics, including models of nano-transport, Brownian motors, and (living or artificial) self-propelled organisms. 2021-02-12T05:52:23Z 2021-02-12T05:52:23Z 2018-09-25 10:51:00 2018 book 29078 9783038970576 9783038970583 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60878 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://play.google.com/books/publish/a/14935057684283403269#details/ISBN:9783038970576 https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/740 https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/740 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03897-058-3 10.3390/books978-3-03897-058-3 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783038970576 9783038970583 334 open access |
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| title | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Small Systems |
| title_full | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Small Systems |
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| title_short | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Small Systems |
| title_sort | thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of small systems |
| topic | QC1-999 Statistical Mechanics Stochastic Thermodynamics Large Deviations Small Systems Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics |
| topic_facet | QC1-999 Statistical Mechanics Stochastic Thermodynamics Large Deviations Small Systems Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics |
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