Thermodynamics for Finite-Size and Time-Dependent Behavior: Small Systems, Fluctuations, Correlations, and Internal Heterogeneity
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2022) | Viewed by 15516
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanothermodynamics; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; fluctuation theorems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Standard thermodynamics was originally developed to describe the thermal properties of large systems with slow cycles, such as steam engines and power plants. Recently, progress has been made to extend the laws of thermodynamics to small systems and short times, thereby allowing theoretical studies to include conservation of energy and maximum entropy for fast fluctuations on length scales of nanometers. Here we seek to bring together various views on how best to adapt standard thermodynamics to accurately describe finite-size and time-dependent behavior. A crucial consideration is how nanoscale effects that arise in thermodynamics may influence standard statistical mechanics. Applications include the study of complex biological molecules, living systems, nanofabricated devices, and symmetry in nanostructured materials. Fundamental interest comes from thermal heterogeneity and statistical symmetry that occur inside bulk systems. Additional interest comes from studying temporal asymmetry in non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
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Prof. Dr. Ralph V. Chamberlin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanothermodynamics
- stochastic thermodynamics
- fluctuation theorems
- non-Gaussian fluctuations
- active baths
- maximum entropy
- information theory
- non-equilibrium thermodynamics