Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Simon Fraser University
- Includes an accessible introduction to the mathematics that describes microscopic, fluctuating systems
- Advances theory and simulation of nonequilibrium systems, and experimental design and data analysis of DNA hairpins
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Experimental Tests of Nonequilibrium Theory
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Dissipation in Nonequilibrium Systems Through the Lens of Control Theory
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The Nonequilibrium Physics of Autonomous Machines
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Steven Large grew up in Victoria, Canada, and received his undergraduate honours degree in Nanoscience in 2015 from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He then completed his PhD in Physics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, defending his thesis in December 2020 under the supervision of Prof. David Sivak. Currently, Dr. Large works as a Data Scientist with Viewpoint Investment Partners, in Calgary, Alberta, using quantitative analysis methods and machine learning techniques to develop robust long-term financial investment strategies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dissipation and Control in Microscopic Nonequilibrium Systems
Authors: Steven J. Large
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85825-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85824-7Published: 24 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-85827-8Published: 25 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-85825-4Published: 23 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 236
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Thermodynamics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics