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  Nonequilibrium physics of microsystems

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Eric Lutz

Details
Vorlesung
2 cred.h, ECTS studies
nur Fachstudium
Time and place: Wed 8:00 - 10:00, HE

Fields of study
WF Ph-MA ab 1
WF PhM-MA ab 1

Contents
The lecture is meant as an introduction to the physics of small systems far from equilibrium. Starting from standard macroscopic thermodynamics, students will be introduced to extensions of the second law valid for systems on the micro and nanoscale and driven out equilibrium. Most of the results that will be discussed have been developed in the last fifteen years or so. Strong emphasis will be put on new concepts and ideas, as well as on the connection between theory and experiment. The study of recent research literature will be an integral part of the course.
1. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
2. Langevin equation. Fluctuation-dissipation relation
3. Anomalous diffusion in biological cells
4. Molecular and artificial motors. Nonequilibrium transport
5. Stochastic thermodynamics. Heat and work on the nanoscale
6. Entropy production in molecular systems. Nonequilibrium fluctuation theorem
7. Equilibrium free energy from nonequilibrium measurements. Jarzynski equality

Additional information

Assigned lectures
UE: Übung zur Vorlesung Nonequilibrium physics of microsystems
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Eric Lutz
Time and place: Wed 16:00 - 18:00, SR 01.683

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2017:
Nonequilibrium physics of microsystems (PW)

Department: Professur für Theoretische Physik (Prof. Dr. Lutz)
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