{"product_id":"stochastic-energetics-9783642262685","title":"Stochastic Energetics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ken Sekimoto\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStochastic Energetics by now commonly designates the emerging field that bridges the gap between stochastic dynamical processes and thermodynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTriggered by the vast improvements in spatio-temporal resolution in nanotechnology, stochastic energetics develops a framework for quantifying individual realizations of a stochastic process on the mesoscopic scale of thermal fluctuations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is needed to answer such novel questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan one cool a drop of water by agitating an immersed nano-particle?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow does heat flow if a Brownian particle pulls a polymer chain?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan one measure the free-energy of a system through a single realization of the associated stochastic process?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will take the reader gradually from the basics to the applications: Part I provides the necessary background from stochastic dynamics (Langevin, master equation), Part II introduces how stochastic energetics describes such basic notions as heat and work on the mesoscopic scale, Part III details several applications, such as control and detection processes, as well as free-energy transducers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt aims in particular at researchers and graduate students working in the fields of nanoscience and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274961313943,"sku":"9783642262685","price":6243.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783642262685.webp?v=1769281460","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stochastic-energetics-9783642262685","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}