Stochastic Dynamics and Energetics of Biomolecular Systems

• Main Author: Ryabov, Artem (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Physical Chemistry.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

This thesis both broadens and deepens our understanding of the Brownian world. It addresses new problems in diffusion theory that have recently attracted considerable attention, both from the side of nanotechnology and from the viewpoint of pure academic research. The author focusses on the difussio...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basics of Single-File Diffusion
• SFD in a Semi-infinite System with Absorbing Boundary
• First-Passage Properties of a Tracer in a Finite Interval
• Basics of Stochastic Thermodynamics
• Work Distribution in Logarithmic-Harmonic Potential
• Conclusions and Outlook.