Irreversibility and Dissipation in Microscopic Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

After an insightful introductory part on recent developments in the thermodynamics of small systems, the author presents his contribution to a long-standing problem, namely the connection between irreversibility and dissipation. He develops a method based on recent results on fluctuation theorems that is able to estimate dissipation using only information acquired in a single, sufficiently long, trajectory of a stationary nonequilibrium process. This part ends with a remarkable application of the method to the analysis of biological data, in this case, the fluctuations of a hair bundle. The third part studies the energetics of systems that undergo symmetry breaking transitions. These theoretical ideas lead to, among other things, an experimental realization of a Szilard engine using manipulated colloids. This work has the potential for important applications ranging from the analysis of biological media to the design of novel artificial nano-machines.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2014
Authors:	Édgar Roldán
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	211
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-38384-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Biophysics
LSN:	3-319-38384-1
Barcode:	9783319383842

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