The Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Small Systems

2005/07/01 by Carlos Bustamante, C. Bustamante, Jan Liphardt +3 · 24 citations
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.stat-mech

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.2012462

published as Physics Today, vol. 58 (2005) 43-48 · PDF file, 13 pages. Long version of the paper published in Physics Today

openalex publication_date 2005/07/01 · arxiv created 2005/11/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The interactions of tiny objects with their environment are dominated by thermal fluctuations. Guided by theory and assisted by micromanipulation tools, scientists have begun to study such interactions in detail.

Citations

• Nonequilibrium fluctuations in a resistor
• Steady-State Thermodynamics of Langevin Systems

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