Single Molecule Science
Physical Principles and Models
Published on 9. June 2015
214 pages
978-1-4665-5952-3 (ISBN)
Description
The observation and manipulation of individual molecules is one of the most exciting developments in modern molecular science. Single Molecule Science: Physical Principles and Models provides an introduction to the mathematical tools and physical theories needed to understand, explain, and model single-molecule observations. This book explains the
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baton Rouge
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
53 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
53 b/w images, 1 table and 261
File size
8,92 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-5952-3 (9781466559523)
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Person
Dmitrii E. Makarov is a professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a PhD in theoretical physics from the Institute of Chemical Physics in Moscow. His expertise is in theoretical and computational chemical physics and in biophysics.
Content
A Brief History of Thought and Real Single-Molecule Experiments. How the Properties of Individual Molecules Are Measured. The Kinetics of Chemical Reactions: Single-Molecule Versus "Bulk" View. How Molecules Explore their Energy Landscapes. Microscopic View of the Rate of a Chemical Reaction: A Single-Molecule Perspective. Molecular Transition Paths: Why Going Uphill May Be Faster. Properties of Light Emitted by a Single Molecule and What It Can Tell Us About Molecular Motion. Single-Molecule Mechanics. Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Single Molecules: The Jarzynski and Crooks Identities. Single-Molecule Phenomena in Living Systems. Appendix A Probability Theory, Random Numbers and Random Walks. Appendix B Appendix B: Elements of Statistical Mechanics.
