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SUMMARY:Scaling down the laws of thermodynamics - Professor Christopher Ja
 rzynski (University of Maryland)
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DESCRIPTION:Thermodynamics provides a robust conceptual framework and set 
 of laws that govern the exchange of energy and matter. Although these laws
  were originally articulated for macroscopic objects\, nanoscale systems a
 lso exhibit “thermodynamic-like” behavior – for instance\, biomolecu
 lar motors convert chemical fuel into mechanical work\, and single molecul
 es exhibit hysteresis when manipulated using optical tweezers. To what ext
 ent can the laws of thermodynamics be scaled down to apply to individual m
 icroscopic systems\, and what new features emerge at the nanoscale? I will
  describe some of the challenges and recent progress – both theoretical 
 and experimental – associated with addressing these questions.  Along th
 e way\, my talk will touch on non-equilibrium fluctuations\, “violations
 ” of the second law\, the thermodynamic arrow of time\, nanoscale feedba
 ck control\, strong system-environment coupling\, and quantum thermodynami
 cs.
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/camphysocUK
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