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Lectures on Statistical Physics and Protein Folding

Author : Kerson Huang
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812561439
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Statistical Physics and Protein Folding written by Kerson Huang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an approach to protein folding from the point of view of kinetic theory. There is an abundance of data on protein folding, but few proposals are available on the mechanism driving the process. Here, presented for the first time, are suggestion on possible research directions, as developed by the author in collaboration with C. C. Lin. The first half of this invaluable book contains a concise but relatively complete review of relevant topics in statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. It includes standard topics such as thermodynamics, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and ensemble theory. Special discussions include the dynamics of phase transitions, and Brownian motion as an illustration of stochastic processes. The second half develops topics in molecular biology and protein structure, with a view to discovering mechanisms underlying protein folding. Attention is focused on the energy flow through the protein in its folded state. A mathematical model, based on the Brownian motion of coupled harmonic oscillators, is worked out in the appendix.

Lectures On Statistical Physics And Protein Folding

Author : Kerson Huang
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814481068
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Lectures On Statistical Physics And Protein Folding written by Kerson Huang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an approach to protein folding from the point of view of kinetic theory. There is an abundance of data on protein folding, but few proposals are available on the mechanism driving the process. Here, presented for the first time, are suggestions on possible research directions, as developed by the author in collaboration with C C Lin.The first half of this invaluable book contains a concise but relatively complete review of relevant topics in statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. It includes standard topics such as thermodynamics, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and ensemble theory. Special discussions include the dynamics of phase transitions, and Brownian motion as an illustration of stochastic processes.The second half develops topics in molecular biology and protein structure, with a view to discovering mechanisms underlying protein folding. Attention is focused on the energy flow through the protein in its folded state. A mathematical model, based on the Brownian motion of coupled harmonic oscillators, is worked out in the appendix.

Protein Physics

Author : Alexei V. Finkelstein
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0081012365
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Protein Physics written by Alexei V. Finkelstein and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protein Physics: A Course of Lectures covers the most general problems of protein structure, folding and function. It describes key experimental facts and introduces concepts and theories, dealing with fibrous, membrane, and water-soluble globular proteins, in both their native and denatured states. The book systematically summarizes and presents the results of several decades of worldwide fundamental research on protein physics, structure, and folding, describing many physical models that help readers make estimates and predictions of physical processes that occur in proteins. New to this revised edition is the inclusion of novel information on amyloid aggregation, natively disordered proteins, protein folding in vivo, protein motors, misfolding, chameleon proteins, advances in protein engineering & design, and advances in the modeling of protein folding. Further, the book provides problems with solutions, many new and updated references, and physical and mathematical appendices. In addition, new figures (including stereo drawings, with a special appendix showing how to use them) are added, making this an ideal resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in academia in the fields of biophysics, physics, biochemistry, biologists, biotechnology, and chemistry. - Fully revised and expanded new edition based on the latest research developments in protein physics - Written by the world's top expert in the field - Deals with fibrous, membrane, and water-soluble globular proteins, in both their native and denatured states - Summarizes, in a systematic form, the results of several decades of worldwide fundamental research on protein physics and their structure and folding - Examines experimental data on protein structure in the post-genome era

Microcanonical Thermodynamics

Author : Dieter H. E. Gross
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9810242158
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Microcanonical Thermodynamics written by Dieter H. E. Gross and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boltzmann's formula S = In(W(E) defines the microcanonical ensemble. The usual textbooks on statistical mechanics start with the microensemble but rather quickly switch to the canonical ensemble introduced by Gibbs. This has the main advantage of easier analytical calculations, but there is a price to pay -- for example, phase transitions can only be defined in the thermodynamic limit of infinite system size. The question how phase transitions show up from systems with, say, 100 particles with an increasing number towards the bulk can only be answered when one finds a way to define and classify phase transitions in small systems. This is all possible within Boltzmann's original definition of the microcanonical ensemble. Starting from Boltzmann's formula, the book formulates the microcanonical thermodynamics entirely within the frame of mechanics. This way the thermodynamic limit is avoided and the formalism applies to small as well to other nonextensive systems like gravitational ones. Phasetransitions of first order, continuous transitions, critical lines and multicritical points can be unambiguously defined by the curvature of the entropy S(E, N). Special attention is given to the fragmentation of nuclei and atomic clusters as a peculiar phase transition of small systems controlled, among others, by angular momentum. The dependence of the liquid-gas transition of small atomic clusters under prescribed pressure is treated. Thus the analogue to the bulk transition can be studied. New insights into the many facets of the many-body physics of the critical point are presented. The book also describes the microcanonical statistics of the collapse of a self-gravitating system under large angular momentum.

New Trends in Statistical Physics

Author : Alfredo Mac¡as
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981430753X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book New Trends in Statistical Physics written by Alfredo Mac¡as and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prof Leopoldo Garcia-Colin will become 80 years old in 2010, therefore we are interested in the publication of a Festschrift (book) to honor him. Prof Garcia-Colin has worked in many different fields of statistical physics, and has applied it to biological physics, solid state physics, relativity and cosmology. We are planning a 500 pages book with original and peer-reviewed articles from his friends and former students. We may buy about 100 copies of it.

Introduction to Statistical Physics

Author : Kerson Huang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420055763
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Statistical Physics written by Kerson Huang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-09-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistical physics is a core component of most undergraduate (and some post-graduate) physics degree courses. It is primarily concerned with the behavior of matter in bulk-from boiling water to the superconductivity of metals. Ultimately, it seeks to uncover the laws governing random processes, such as the snow on your TV screen. This essential new textbook guides the reader quickly and critically through a statistical view of the physical world, including a wide range of physical applications to illustrate the methodology. It moves from basic examples to more advanced topics, such as broken symmetry and the Bose-Einstein equation. To accompany the text, the author, a renowned expert in the field, has written a Solutions Manual/Instructor's Guide, available free of charge to lecturers who adopt this book for their courses. Introduction to Statistical Physics will appeal to students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics and statistics.

Integrable Models

Author : Ashok Das
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814507385
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Integrable Models written by Ashok Das and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1989-04-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Statistical Dynamics: Matter Out Of Equilibrium

Author : Radu Balescu
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783262613
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Statistical Dynamics: Matter Out Of Equilibrium written by Radu Balescu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1997-04-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first part of this book, classical nonequilibrium statistical mechanics is developed. Starting from the Hamiltonian dynamics of the molecules, it leads through the irreversible kinetic equations to the level of fluid mechanics. For simple systems, all the transport coefficients are determined by the molecular properties.The second part of the book treats complex systems that require a more extensive use of statistical concepts. Such problems, which are at the forefront of research, include: continuous time random walks, non-Markovian diffusion processes, percolation and related critical phenomena, transport on fractal structures, transport and deterministic chaos. These “strange transport processes” differ significantly from the usual (diffusive) transport. Their inclusion in a general treatise on statistical mechanics is a special feature of this invaluable book./a

Introduction To Relativistic Statistical Mechanics: Classical And Quantum

Author : Remi Joel Hakim
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814464120
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Introduction To Relativistic Statistical Mechanics: Classical And Quantum written by Remi Joel Hakim and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the very few books focusing on relativistic statistical mechanics, and is written by a leading expert in this special field. It started from the notion of relativistic kinetic theory, half a century ago, exploding into relativistic statistical mechanics. This will interest specialists of various fields, especially the (classical and quantum) plasma physics. However, quantum physics — to which a major part is devoted — will be of more interest since, not only it applies to quantum plasma physics, but also to nuclear matter and to strong magnetic field, cosmology, etc. Although the domain of gauge theory is not covered in this book, the topic is not completely forgotten, in particular in the domain of plasma physics. This book is particularly readable for graduate students and a fortiori to young researchers for whom it offers methods and also appropriate schemes to deal with the current problems encountered in astrophysics, in strong magnetic, in nuclear or even in high energy physics.

Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences

Author : Simon Mochrie
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031058089
Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences written by Simon Mochrie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classroom-tested textbook is an innovative, comprehensive, and forward-looking introductory undergraduate physics course. While it clearly explains physical principles and equips the student with a full range of quantitative tools and methods, the material is firmly grounded in biological relevance and is brought to life with plenty of biological examples throughout. It is designed to be a self-contained text for a two-semester sequence of introductory physics for biology and premedical students, covering kinematics and Newton’s laws, energy, probability, diffusion, rates of change, statistical mechanics, fluids, vibrations, waves, electromagnetism, and optics. Each chapter begins with learning goals, and concludes with a summary of core competencies, allowing for seamless incorporation into the classroom. In addition, each chapter is replete with a wide selection of creative and often surprising examples, activities, computational tasks, and exercises, many of which are inspired by current research topics, making cutting-edge biological physics accessible to the student.

Statistical Physics of Crystal Growth

Author : Yukio Saito
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812386289
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Statistical Physics of Crystal Growth written by Yukio Saito and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1996 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a systematic overview on the scientific fundamentals of crystal growth from the classical phenomenological description to the recent theoretical contributions of statistical physics such as studies on surface roughening and on the pattern formation in the diffusion-limited growth. The book emphasizes physical concepts as well as mathematical details, and is intended to serve as lecture notes for postgraduate courses. Contents: Introduction; Ideal Growth Laws; Statistical Mechanics of Surface; Kinetics-Limited Growth; Diffusion-Limited Growth: Pattern Formation; Appendices; References; Index. Readership: Condensed matter physicists.

Equilibrium Statistical Physics

Author : Michael Plischke
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810216429
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Equilibrium Statistical Physics written by Michael Plischke and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1994 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook concentrates on modern topics in statistical physics with an emphasis on strongly interacting condensed matter systems. The book is self-contained and is suitable for beginning graduate students in physics and materials science or undergraduates who have taken an introductory course in statistical mechanics. Phase transitions and critical phenomena are discussed in detail including mean field and Landau theories and the renormalization group approach. The theories are applied to a number of interesting systems such as magnets, liquid crystals, polymers, membranes, interacting Bose and Fermi fluids; disordered systems, percolation and spin of equilibrium concepts are also discussed. Computer simulations of condensed matter systems by Monte Carlo-based and molecular dynamics methods are treated.

Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems

Author : Hamid Arabnia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441970460
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems written by Hamid Arabnia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems" is composed of a collection of papers received in response to an announcement that was widely distributed to academicians and practitioners in the broad area of computational biology and software tools. Also, selected authors of accepted papers of BIOCOMP’09 proceedings (International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: July 13-16, 2009; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) were invited to submit the extended versions of their papers for evaluation.

Statistical Mechanics Made Simple (2nd Edition)

Author : Daniel C Mattis
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9814365386
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Statistical Mechanics Made Simple (2nd Edition) written by Daniel C Mattis and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition extends and improves on the first, already an acclaimed and original treatment of statistical concepts insofar as they impact theoretical physics and form the basis of modern thermodynamics. This book illustrates through myriad examples the principles and logic used in extending the simple laws of idealized Newtonian physics and quantum physics into the real world of noise and thermal fluctuations.In response to the many helpful comments by users of the first edition, important features have been added in this second, new and revised edition. These additions allow a more coherent picture of thermal physics to emerge. Benefiting from the expertise of the new co-author, the present edition includes a detailed exposition — occupying two separate chapters — of the renormalization group and Monte-Carlo numerical techniques, and of their applications to the study of phase transitions. Additional figures have been included throughout, as have new problems. A new Appendix presents fully worked-out solutions to representative problems; these illustrate various methodologies that are peculiar to physics at finite temperatures, that is, to statistical physics.This new edition incorporates important aspects of many-body theory and of phase transitions. It should better serve the contemporary student, while offering to the instructor a wider selection of topics from which to craft lectures on topics ranging from thermodynamics and random matrices to thermodynamic Green functions and critical exponents, from the propagation of sound in solids and fluids to the nature of quasiparticles in quantum liquids and in transfer matrices.

The Fiber Bundle

Author : Ferenc Kun
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889740110
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book The Fiber Bundle written by Ferenc Kun and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theory of Phase Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins

Author : Alexander V. Yakubovich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642225926
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Theory of Phase Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins written by Alexander V. Yakubovich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are nearly 100 000 different protein sequences encoded in the human genome, each with its own specific fold. Understanding how a newly formed polypeptide sequence finds its way to the correct fold is one of the greatest challenges in the modern structural biology. The aim of this thesis is to provide novel insights into protein folding by considering the problem from the point of view of statistical mechanics. The thesis starts by investigating the fundamental degrees of freedom in polypeptides that are responsible for the conformational transitions. This knowledge is then applied in the statistical mechanics description of helix↔coil transitions in polypeptides. Finally, the theoretical formalism is generalized to the case of proteins in an aqueous environment. The major novelty of this work lies in combining (a) a formalism based on fundamental physical properties of the system and (b) the resulting possibility of describing the folding↔unfolding transitions quantitatively. The clear physical nature of the formalism opens the way to further applications in a large variety of systems and processes.

BIOMAT 2007

Author : Rubem Mondaini
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812812326
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book BIOMAT 2007 written by Rubem Mondaini and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2008 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume contains the contributions of the keynote speakers of the BIOMAT 2007 Symposium as well as selected contributed papers in the areas of mathematical biology, biological physics, biophysics and bioinformatics. It contains new results on some aspects of Lotka?Volterra equations, the proposal of using differential geometry to model neurosurgical tools, recent data on epidemiological modeling, pattern recognition and comprehensive reviews on the structure of proteins, the folding problem and the influence of Allee effects on population dynamics.This book contains some original results on the growth of gliomas: the role played by membrane channels on activity-dependent modulation of spike transmission; a proposal for reconsidering the concept of gene and the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for gene expression; a differential geometric approach to the influence of the drying effect on the dynamics of pods of Leguminosae; the comparison of agent-based models with the approach of differential equations on the study of selection mechanisms in germinal centers; and the synchronization phenomenon for protocell systems driven by linear kinetic equations.