Non-equilibrium Energy Transformation Processes : Theoretical Description at the Level of Molecular Structures / / by Viktor Holubec
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| Autore: |
Holubec Viktor
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| Titolo: |
Non-equilibrium Energy Transformation Processes : Theoretical Description at the Level of Molecular Structures / / by Viktor Holubec
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 536.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Thermodynamics |
| Statistical physics | |
| Dynamics | |
| Atoms | |
| Physics | |
| Complex Systems | |
| Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics | |
| Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Discrete State Space Models -- Continuous State Space Models -- Heat Engines -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Various experimental techniques have been advanced in recent years to measure non-equilibrium energy transformations on the microscopic scale of single molecules. In general, the systems studied in the corresponding experiments are exposed to strong thermal fluctuations and thus the relevant energetic variables such as work and heat become stochastic. This thesis addresses challenging theoretical problems in this active field of current research: 1) Exact analytical solutions of work and heat distributions for isothermal non-equilibrium processes in suitable models are obtained; 2) Corresponding solutions for cyclic processes involving two different heat reservoirs are found; 3) Optimization of periodic driving protocols for such cyclic processes with respect to maximal output power, efficiency, and minimal power fluctuations is studied. The exact solutions for work and heat distributions provide a reference for theoretical investigations of more complicated models, giving insight into the structure of the tail of work distributions and serving as valuable test cases for simulations of the underlying stochastic processes. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Non-equilibrium Energy Transformation Processes |
| ISBN: | 3-319-07091-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910300397803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, . 2190-5053