The importance of thermodynamics for molecular systems, and the importance of molecular systems for thermodynamics

DOI10.1007/S11047-017-9646-XMaRDI QIDQ6061979zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Thomas E. Ouldridge

Publication date 30 November 2023

Published in Natural Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.00360

zbMATH Keywords

molecular networksself-assemblystatistical mechanicsstochastic thermodynamicsthermodynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

Abstract: Improved understanding of molecular systems has only emphasised the sophistication of networks within the cell. Simultaneously, the advance of nucleic acid nanotechnology, a platform within which reactions can be exquisitely controlled, has made the development of artificial architectures and devices possible. Vital to this progress has been a solid foundation in the thermodynamics of molecular systems. In this pedagogical review and perspective, I will discuss how thermodynamics determines both the overall potential of molecular networks, and the minute details of design. I will then argue that, in turn, the need to understand molecular systems is helping to drive the development of theories of thermodynamics at the microscopic scale.

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