Molecular Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena

Many newly developing fields of science and engineering, including nanotechnology, protein engineering, microfluidics, etc., require an in-depth molecular understanding and description of matter. Molecular Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena: Complexities of Scales in Space and Time provides a rigorous molecular and statistical mechanical basis for the classical fundamental molecular description of matter. The author uniquely explores the disparities in spatial and temporal time scales in molecular mechanical dynamics and interactions that lead to the different observed behavior of matter, including equilibrium vs. nonequilibrium behavior, phase states, and irreversibility. This book provides a modern, comprehensive foundation for the classical molecular theory of matter that is demanded of today’s advancing fields of science and technology.

Michael H. Peters, PhD currently conducts teaching and research in the general field of biomedical engineering. He is the author of over 30 journal articles, one textbook, and has given numerous invited talks at conferences and universities throughout the U.S. His research focuses on the computational molecular biophysics of cell signal molecules (ligands) and their interactions with special cellular targets, such as integrins, and in-vitro and in-vivo experimentation and clinical applications of ligand-receptor systems.