Statistical Physics for Biological Matter

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sung, Wokyung (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Θέματα: Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Statistical physics.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.

This textbook covers a broad range of topics in statistical physics, including statistical mechanics (equilibrium and non-equilibrium), soft matter and fluid physics, for applications to biological phenomena at both cellular and macromolecular levels. Typical statistical physics courses cover ideal...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction : Biological Systems, and Physical ApproachesBring Physics to Life, Bring Life to Physics. Part A: Equilibrium Structures and Properties
• 2. Basic Concepts of Relevant Thermodynamics
• 3. Basic Methods of Equilibrium Statistical Physics
• 4. Statistical Mechanics of Fluids and Solutions
• 5. The Coarse-grained Descriptions for Biological Complexes. 6
• Water and Weak Electrostatic Interactions
• 7. Law of Chemical Forces: Transitions, Reactions and Self-assembly
• 8. Lattice and Ising Models
• 9. Response, Fluctuations, Correlations, and Scatterings
• 10. Mesoscopic model for Polymers: Flexible Chains
• 11. Mesoscopic model for Polymers: Semi-flexible Chain Model and Polyelectrolytes
• 12. Membranes and Elastic Surfaces
• 13.Brownian Motions
• 14. Stochastic Processes, Markov Chains and Master Equations
• 15. Theory of Markov Processes & The Fokker-Planck Equations
• 16. The Mean-First Passage Times and Barrier Crossing Rates.17
• Dynamic Linear Responses and Time Correlation Functions
• 18. Noise-induced Resonances: Stochastic Resonance and Resonant Activation, and Stochastic Ratchet. 19
• Transport Phenomena and Fluid Dynamics
• 20. Dynamics of Polymers and Membranes in Fluids
• 21. Epilogue.