Stochastic thermodynamics as reviewed here systematically provides a framework for
extending the notions of classical thermodynamics such as work, heat and entropy …

Biochemical systems and processes in living cells generally operate far from equilibrium.
This review presents an overview of a statistical thermodynamic treatment for such systems …

Our aim is to propose a theory which goes beyond the classical formulation of
thermodynamics. This is achieved by enlarging the space of basic independent variables …

Our time is characterized by an explosion of information and by an acceleration of
knowledge. A book cannot compete with the huge amount of data available on the Web …

Stochastic thermodynamics provides a framework for describing small systems like colloids
or biomolecules driven out of equilibrium but still in contact with a heat bath. Both, a first-law …

A unifying mathematical theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics of stochastic systems in
terms of master equations is presented. As generalizations of isothermal entropy and free …

We present a new method to analyze molecular and Brownian dynamics simulations of
activated processes based on the concept of mean first-passage times. The new method …

Thermodynamics, a scientific discipline inherited from the 18th century, is facing new
challenges in the description of nonequilibrium small (sometimes also called mesoscopic) …

Gibbsian equilibrium statistical thermodynamics is the theoretical foundation for isothermal,
closed chemical, and biochemical reaction systems. This theory, however, is not applicable …

Abstract The Paul Scherrer Institute is planning the construction of a hard-x-ray free-electron
laser, the SwissFEL, by 2016, which will produce intense, ultrashort pulses of transversely …