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Book Special Issue Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Biomolecules

Download or read book Special Issue Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Biomolecules written by G. Stock and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Biomolecules

Download or read book Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Biomolecules written by Anthony Joseph Manzo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics

Download or read book Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics written by Billy D. Todd and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This coherent collection of theory, algorithms, and illustrative results presents the field of nonequilibrium molecular dynamics in detail.

Book Statistical Physics of Biomolecules

Download or read book Statistical Physics of Biomolecules written by Daniel M. Zuckerman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the hydrophobic effect to protein-ligand binding, statistical physics is relevant in almost all areas of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, making it essential for modern students of molecular behavior. But traditional presentations of this material are often difficult to penetrate. Statistical Physics of Biomolecules: An Introduction brin

Book Stochastic Dynamics Of Reacting Biomolecules

Download or read book Stochastic Dynamics Of Reacting Biomolecules written by Werner Ebeling and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-01-29 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the physical processes in reacting complex molecules, particularly biomolecules. In the past decade scientists from different fields such as medicine, biology, chemistry and physics have collected a huge amount of data about the structure, dynamics and functioning of biomolecules. Great progress has been achieved in exploring the structure of complex molecules. However, there is still a lack of understanding of the dynamics and functioning of biological macromolecules. In particular this refers to enzymes, which are the basic molecular machines working in living systems. This book contributes to the exploration of the physical mechanisms of these processes, focusing on critical aspects such as the role of nonlinear excitations and of stochastic effects. An extensive range of original results has been obtained in the last few years by the authors, and these results are presented together with a comprehensive survey of the state of the art in the field.

Book The Statistical Dynamics of Nonequilibrium Control

Download or read book The Statistical Dynamics of Nonequilibrium Control written by Grant Murray Rotskoff and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living systems, even at the scale of single molecules, are constantly adapting to changing environmental conditions. The physical response of a nanoscale system to external gradients or changing thermodynamic conditions can be chaotic, nonlinear, and hence difficult to control or predict. Nevertheless, biology has evolved systems that reliably carry out the cell's vital functions efficiently enough to ensure survival. Moreover, the development of new experimental techniques to monitor and manipulate single biological molecules has provided a natural testbed for theoretical investigations of nonequilibrium dynamics. This work focuses on developing paradigms for both understanding the principles of nonequilibrium dynamics and also for controlling such systems in the presence of thermal fluctuations. Throughout this work, I rely on a perspective based on two central ideas in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics: large deviation theory, which provides a formalism akin to thermodynamics for nonequilibrium systems, and the fluctuation theorems which identify time symmetry breaking with entropy production. I use the tools of large deviation theory to explore concepts like efficiency and optimal coarse-graining in microscopic dynamical systems. The results point to the extreme importance of rare events in nonequilibrium dynamics. In the context of rare dynamical events, I outline a formal approach to predict efficient control protocols for nonequilibrium systems and develop computational tools to solve the resulting high dimensional optimization problems. The final chapters of this work focus on applications to self-assembly dynamics. I show that the yield of desired structures can be enhanced by driving a system away from equilibrium, using analysis inspired by the theory of the hydrophobic effect. Finally, I demonstrate that nanoscale, protein shells can be modeled and controlled to robustly produce monodisperse, nonequilibrium structures strikingly similar to the microcompartments observed in a variety of bacteria.

Book Statistical Physics of Biomolecules

Download or read book Statistical Physics of Biomolecules written by Daniel M. Zuckerman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is essential for modern students of molecular behavior to understand the physics at the heart of modern molecular science, but traditional presentations of this material are often difficult to penetrate. This volume brings down to earth some of the most intimidating but important theories of molecular biophysics. Students build understanding by focusing on topics such as probability theory, low-dimensional models, and the simplest molecular systems. The book's accessible development of equilibrium and dynamical statistical physics makes this a valuable text for students with limited physics and chemistry backgrounds.

Book Computational Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules

Download or read book Computational Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules written by Steven P. Mielke and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Structure  Dynamics and Function of Biomolecules

Download or read book Structure Dynamics and Function of Biomolecules written by Anders Ehrenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of papers presented and discussed at the first EBSA workshop held at Saltsj6baden outside stockholm in Sweden, July 6-10, 1986. The common theme of these papers is dynamics of biomolecules, and how the dynamics depends on the molecular structure and organi zation, and connects to and determines the biological function. This is a rapidly expanding field of research which combines many different aspects of molecular bio physics. Much material is new and presented for the first time. Even if the work so far has been of the kind that is usually called basic research, practical applications are clearly indicated in some articles, and are waiting around the corner in several other cases. At the workshop only one third of the time was used for the formal presentations and two thirds for discussion. To this should also be added discussions during the poster sessions. During these lively and unrecorded discussions fresh viewpoints emerged and new ideas were created. Ad mittedly, our knowledge at present is only fragmentary but when pieces of the puzzle are brought together at a workshop or in a publication of this kind more extended and sometimes unexpected contours and shapes become vi sible. It is our hope that this rapid publication of camera-ready manuscripts will transfer some of the spi rit at the workshop to the reader, and in his or her institute or laboratory initiate further discussions, bring forward more ideas and start new experimental ap roaches.

Book Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Download or read book Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics written by G. Vergoten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics describes recent fundamental advances in the experimental and theoretical study of molecular dynamics and stochastic dynamic simulations, X-ray crystallography and NMR of biomolecules, the structure of proteins and its prediction, time resolved Fourier transform IR spectroscopy of biomolecules, the computation of free energy, applications of vibrational CD of nucleic acids, and solid state NMR. Further presentations include recent advances in UV resonance Raman spectroscopy of biomolecules, semiempirical MO methods, empirical force fields, quantitative studies of the structure of proteins in water by Fourier transform IR, and density functional theory. Metal-ligand interactions, DFT treatment of organometallic and biological systems, and simulation vs. X-ray and far IR experiments are also discussed in some detail. The book provides a broad perspective of the current theoretical aspects and recent experimental findings in the field of biomolecular dynamics, revealing future research trends, especially in areas where theoreticians and experimentalists could fruitfully collaborate.

Book Dissipation and Control in Microscopic Nonequilibrium Systems

Download or read book Dissipation and Control in Microscopic Nonequilibrium Systems written by Steven J. Large and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis establishes a multifaceted extension of the deterministic control framework that has been a workhorse of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, to stochastic, discrete, and autonomous control mechanisms. This facilitates the application of ideas from stochastic thermodynamics to the understanding of molecular machines in nanotechnology and in living things. It also gives a scale on which to evaluate the nonequilibrium energetic efficiency of molecular machines, guidelines for designing effective synthetic machines, and a perspective on the engineering principles that govern efficient microscopic energy transduction far from equilibrium. The thesis also documents the author’s design, analysis, and interpretation of the first experimental demonstration of the utility of this generally applicable method for designing energetically-efficient control in biomolecules. Protocols designed using this framework systematically reduced dissipation, when compared to naive protocols, in DNA hairpins across a wide range of experimental unfolding speeds and between sequences with wildly different physical characteristics.

Book Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications

Download or read book Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications written by Daniel Benjamin Reeves and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnetic nanoparticles are promising candidates for use in biomedical applications as remote sensors of biophysical properties, thermal therapy agents, and detectors of specific biomolecules. Many approaches have been used to model magnetic nanoparticle behaviors in these applications to varying degrees of success. In this thesis, I study the most general non-equilibrium methods used to describe rotational dynamics. The characteristic rotational timescales of the particles are developed and critically evaluated conceptually and mathematically. Several approximate models are tested for their range of validity. A new apparatus is theoretically designed and then implemented, enhancing sensitivity to particle magnetizations in an oscillating field and increasing the accuracy of measurements of the environment surrounding the particles. Several other applications beyond sensing are successfully simulated computationally in order to give insight into the two mechanisms of rotation and suggest possible optimizations through an increased understanding of the nanoparticle physics.

Book Far from equilibrium Dynamics of Chemical Systems

Download or read book Far from equilibrium Dynamics of Chemical Systems written by and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1994 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Non equilibrium Dynamics in Chemical Systems

Download or read book Non equilibrium Dynamics in Chemical Systems written by Christian Vidal and published by Springer. This book was released on 1984 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Molecules  Dynamics  and Life

Download or read book Molecules Dynamics and Life written by Agnessa Babloyantz and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1986-10-14 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of how inert matter can acquire self-organizing and other properties ascribed to life. The author's multidisciplinary approach does not require knowledge of chemistry, physics, or biology on the part of the reader. Part I covers the properties of matter and evolutionary criteria. Part II presents an introduction to the necessary chemical concepts. Part III explains the self-organization of biosystems and the development of organisms.

Book Introduction to Non equilibrium Physical Chemistry

Download or read book Introduction to Non equilibrium Physical Chemistry written by R. P. Rastogi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Non-equilibrium Physical Chemistry presents a critical and comprehensive account of Non-equilibrium Physical Chemistry from theoretical and experimental angle. It covers a wide spectrum of non-equilibrium phenomena from steady state close to equilibrium to non-linear region involving transition to bistability, temporal oscillations, spatio-temporal oscillations and finally to far from equilibrium phenomena such as complex pattern formation, dynamic instability at interfaces, Chaos and complex growth phenomena (fractals) in Physico-chemical systems. Part I of the book deals with theory and experimental studies concerning transport phenomena in membranes (Thermo-osmosis,Electroosmotic ) and in continuous systems (Thermal diffusion,Soret effect) close to equilibrium Experimental tests provide insight into the domain of validity of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics ,which is the major theoretical tool for this region. Later developments in Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics and Non-equilibrium Molecular dynamics have been discussed in the Appendix. Part II deals with non-linear steady states and bifurcation to multistability, temporal and spatio- temporal oscillations (Chemical waves). Similarly Part II deals with more complex phenomena such as Chaos and fractal growth occurring in very far from equilibrium region. Newer mathematical techniques for investigating such phenomena along with available experimental studies. Part IV deals with analogous non-equilibrium phenomena occurring in the real systems (Socio-political, Finance and Living systems etc.) for which physico-chemical systems discussed in earlier chapters provide a useful model for development of theories based on non-linear science and science of complexity. The book provides a critical account of theoretical studies on non-equilibrium phenomenon from region close to equilibrium to far equilibrium Experimental studies have been reported which provide test of the theories and their limitations Impacts of the concepts developed in non-equilibrium Physical Chemistry in sociology, economics and other social science and living systems has been discussed