Entropy and Free Energy in Structural Biology, By Hagai Meirovitch

Автор: Meirovitch, Hagai
Название: Entropy and Free Energy in Structural Biology
ISBN: 0367406926 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367406929
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Enhanced by a number of solved problems and examples, this volume will be a valuable resource to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry biophysics, pharmacology, and computational biology.

Автор: Koks, Don
Название: Microstates, entropy and quanta
ISBN: 3030024288 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030024284
Издательство: Springer
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Statistical mechanics: the bane of many a physics student, and traditionally viewed as a long parade of ensembles, partition functions, and partial derivatives. But the subject needn't be arcane. When pared back to its underlying concepts and built from the ground up, statistical mechanics takes on a charm of its own, and sheds light on all manner of physical phenomena.

This book presents a straightforward introduction to the key concepts in statistical mechanics, following the popular style of the author's highly successful textbook "Explorations in Mathematical Physics". Offering a clear, conceptual approach to the subject matter, the book presents a treatment that is mathematically complete, while remaining very accessible to undergraduates.

It commences by asking: why does an ink drop spread out in a bathtub of water? This showcases the importance of counting configurations, which leads naturally to ideas of microstates, energy, entropy, thermodynamics, and physical chemistry. With this foundation, the Boltzmann distribution writes itself in its fullest form, and this opens the door to the Maxwell distribution and related areas of thermal conductivity and viscosity. Quantum ideas then appear: bosons via Einstein's and Debye's theories of heat capacity, and fermions via electrical conduction and low-temperature heat capacity of metals. The text ends with a detailed derivation of blackbody radiation, and uses this to discuss the greenhouse effect, lasers, and cosmology.

Suitable for use with core undergraduate courses in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, this book concentrates on using solid mathematics, while avoiding cumbersome notation. All the necessary mathematical steps are included in the body of the text and in the worked examples.

Reviews of Explorations in Mathematical Physics by Don Koks, 2006

"With enjoyable and sometimes surprising excursions along the way, the journey provides a fresh look at many familiar topics, as it takes us from basic linear mathematics to general relativity... look forward to having your geometric intuition nourished and expanded by the author's intelligent commentaries." (Eugen Merzbacher, University of North Carolina)

"... an interesting supplement to standard texts for teaching mathematical methods in physics, as it will add alternative views that could serve as additional material." (S. Marcelja, Australian Journal of Physics) "... a tour through the main ideas forming the language of modern mathematical physics ...it is a difficult task for the author to decide what is a good balance between the topics and their presentation, but in this case it has been achieved. ...for those physicists who would like to be exposed to clear motivation and careful explanation of the basics of the present-day apparatus of mathematical physics." (Ivailo Mladenov, Mathematical Reviews).

Автор: M.A. Lauffer
Название: Entropy-Driven Processes in Biology
ISBN: 3642808719 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642808715
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Описание: The purpose of this monograph is to bring together under one cover results of research on phenomena drawn from the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, bio­ physics, virology,and cell biology. The processes and reactions considered have one important feature in common: they are endothermic and, therefore, entropy­ driven. They are, in the main, reversible reactions leading to the formation of large structures, some of which play critical roles in life processes. If one thinks only of the subunits and of the structures they form upon poly­ merization, it seems to be a contradiction that such reactions can be driven by an increase in entropy; entropy is a measure of disorder. The increase in entropy must come from some other source, usually from the release of something coincidental to polymerization. That something has been shown to be water for the case of the polymerization of tobacco mosaic virus protein. Because of the remarkable similarity of the other processes to this one, it is a permissable inference that the release of water is the source of the entropy increase and therefore the driving force for all of them. The reactions and processes brought together in this book are still the sub­ jects of active research. ;~ny of the detailed interpretations presented here must be regarded as tentative, subject to modification as new information becomes available. However, the main characteristic of each reaction or pro­ cess, its endothermic or entropy-driven nature, is well established in all but one or two instances.

Автор: Goodstein
Название: Thermal Physics
ISBN: 1107465494 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107465497
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Written by distinguished physics educator David Goodstein, this fresh introduction to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the study of matter is ideal for undergraduate courses. Favoring intuitive descriptions over mathematical derivations, the textbook uses numerous problems and worked examples to help readers get to grips with the subject.

Автор: Goodstein
Название: Thermal Physics
ISBN: 1107080118 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107080119
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Written by distinguished physics educator David Goodstein, this fresh introduction to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the study of matter is ideal for undergraduate courses. Favoring intuitive descriptions over mathematical derivations, the textbook uses numerous problems and worked examples to help readers get to grips with the subject.

Автор: Ingo M?ller
Название: A History of Thermodynamics
ISBN: 3642079644 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642079641
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Описание: The most exciting and significant episode of scientific progress is the development of thermodynamics and electrodynamics in the 19th century and early 20th century. The nature of heat and temperature was recognized, the conservation of energy was discovered, and the realization that mass and energy are equivalent provided a new fuel, - and unlimited power. Much of this occurred in unison with the rapid technological advance provided by the steam engine, the electric motor, internal combustion engines, refrigeration and the rectification processes of the chemical industry. The availability of cheap power and cheap fuel has had its impact on society: Populations grew, the standard of living increased, the envir- ment became clean, traffic became easy, and life expectancy was raised. Knowledge fairly exploded. The western countries, where all this happened, gained in power and influence, and western culture - scientific culture - spread across the globe, and is still spreading. At the same time, thermodynamics recognized the stochastic and probabilistic aspect of natural processes. It turned out that the doctrine of energy and entropy rules the world; the first ingredient - energy - is deterministic, as it were, and the second - entropy - favours randomness. Both tendencies compete, and they find the precarious balance needed for stability and change alike.

Автор: Reiner K?mmel
Название: The Second Law of Economics
ISBN: 1461429196 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461429197
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Описание: Does economics conform to the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics? This important and fascinating tour of these laws and their influence on natural, technological, and social evolution uses them to analyze economic growth in Germany, Japan and the USA.

Автор: Leff, Harvey
Название: Energy and Entropy
ISBN: 036734906X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367349066
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Описание: Energy is typically regarded as understandable despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Yet entropy is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder.

Автор: Leff, Harvey
Название: Energy and Entropy
ISBN: 0367351412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367351410
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Описание: Energy is typically regarded as understandable despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Yet entropy is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder.

Название: Entropy and the Second Law
ISBN: 981437489X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814374897
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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Описание: Presents a readable description of one of the most mysterious concepts of physics: Entropy. This title guides the reader in understanding the concepts of entropy.

Автор: Ben-Naim Arieh
Название: Entropy: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth
ISBN: 9813147679 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813147676
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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Описание: This book discusses the proper definitions of entropy, the valid interpretation of entropy and some useful applications of the concept of entropy.

Автор: Lemons
Название: A Student`s Guide to Entropy
ISBN: 1107653975 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107653979
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Striving to explore the subject in as simple a manner as possible, this book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy, and is an ideal supplement to undergraduate courses in physics, engineering, chemistry and mathematics. Nearly 50 end-of-chapter exercises test readers` understanding.