Single Molecule Biophysics and Poisson Process Approach to Statistical Mechanics

Download or read book Single Molecule Biophysics and Poisson Process Approach to Statistical Mechanics written by Susanta K Sarkar and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an overview of single molecule physics, the study of both equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties at the single molecule level. It begins with an introduction to this fascinating science and includes a chapter on how to build the most popular instrument for single molecule biophysics, the total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscope. It concludes with the Poisson process approach to statistical mechanics, explaining how to relate the process to diverse areas and see how data analysis and error bars are integral parts of science.