{"product_id":"9783319070780","title":"Springer Theses","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Theses\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRoldán, Édgar\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an insightful introductory part on recent developments in the thermodynamics of small systems, the author presents his contribution to a long-standing problem, namely the connection between irreversibility and dissipation. He develops a method based on recent results on fluctuation theorems that is able to estimate dissipation using only information acquired in a single, sufficiently long, trajectory of a stationary nonequilibrium process. This part ends with a remarkable application of the method to the analysis of biological data, in this case, the fluctuations of a hair bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third part studies the energetics of systems that undergo symmetry breaking transitions. These theoretical ideas lead to, among other things, an experimental realization of a Szilard engine using manipulated colloids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has the potential for important applications ranging from the analysis of biological media to the design of novel artificial nano-machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-07-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319070780\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-07079-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 211\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47393540735116,"sku":"9783319070780","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319070780.jpg?v=1775768531","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319070780","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}