Fluctuations, kinetic processes and single molecule experiments (Chemical Sciences)

Teachers: ORIAN Laura (8 hours), FREZZATO Diego (16 hours)

Curriculum: Chemical Sciences

Duration: 24 hours

Chemists usually deal with molecules and their transformations (kinetic processes) under the action of the solvent. This calls for a picture of molecules in a fluctuating environment which controls their transformations. The course intends to supply a general framework for the description of molecular fluctuations and their effects on activated processes, and to introduce the experimental techniques that allow the observation of fluctuations at the molecular level.