The Second Law of Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale

被引:1
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作者
Jarzynski, Christopher [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Chem & Biochem, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
关键词
FREE-ENERGY DIFFERENCES; NONEQUILIBRIUM MEASUREMENTS; FLUCTUATION THEOREM; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; EQUALITY; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1063/1.4794717
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
What do the laws of thermodynamics look like, when applied to individual systems at molecular length scales? I will address one aspect of this question, summarizing recent progress related specifically to the second law, which can be reformulated in unexpected ways that reveal genuinely novel features of nanoscale thermodynamics.
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页码:87 / 89
页数:3
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