Physicochemical Mechanics: With Applications in Physics, Chemistry, Membranology and Biology - Hardcover

Kocherginsky, Nikolai

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108421415 ISBN 13: 9781108421416

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Physicochemical mechanics is a self-contained theoretical framework that can be used to study and model physicochemical processes, based on well-known concepts taken from classical mechanics. This intuitive approach exploits the principles of Newtonian mechanics alongside Einstein's theory of Brownian motion in order to accurately describe complex biochemical systems, and can be used to model a broad range of phenomena including thermodiffusion, transmembrane transport and protein folding. The book begins by presenting the basic principles of classical mechanics and thermodynamics, before introducing the two new postulates of physicochemical mechanics. It is shown that these foundational concepts can be applied to systematically describe all major mass transport and equilibrium equations, and many practical applications of the theory are discussed. This text will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biological physics, biochemistry and chemical engineering, and a useful resource for researchers seeking an introduction to this modern theoretical approach.

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About the Author

Nikolai M. Kocherginsky is a Researcher in the Gruebele Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was previously Professor in Chemical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He has published over 140 papers and along with Martin Gruebele has been responsible for the development of the theory of physicochemical mechanics within the context of biological physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108421415
• ISBN 13: 9781108421416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366