Electricity and Magnetism in Biological Systems
D. T. Edmonds
- 出版商: Oxford University
- 出版日期: 2001-07-12
- 售價: $750
- 貴賓價: 9.8 折 $735
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 302
- 裝訂: Paperback
- ISBN: 0198506791
- ISBN-13: 9780198506799
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商品描述
On the molecular biological level the only significant forces are
electromagnetic, so that ultimately all living processes must be understood in
terms of electromagnetic fields and forces. The first half of the present book
deals with the theory of electromagnetism using a descriptive and geometrical
approach suited to students of biology, chemistry, and biochemistry, including
biologically relevant examples where possible. The second half contains
biological topics which can serve as applications of the theory for students of
chemistry or biology, or as an introduction to biology for students trained in
the physical sciences who wish to migrate to biology. Topics include the
properties of water and ions in bulk solution and in narrow pores, the Debye
Layer, possible mechanisms for a magnetic animal compass, an electrostatic model
of a proton/ion counterport, and the semi-classical theory of nuclear magnetic
resonance.
"Edmonds (The Clarendon Laboratory, U. of Oxford) offers
this textbook to help biologists master the theory of electro-magnetic forces.
Ten chapters explain the basic theory in a manner accessible to non-physics
students, using an approach more descriptive and less dependent on algebraic
manipulation than that of most physics textbooks. Essential mathematical
concepts are explained for readers lacking a strong mathematical background. Six
additional chapters demonstrate the application of the theory for chemistry and
biology students. Topics include the properties of water and ions in bulk
solution and in narrow pores, the Debye layer, possible mechanisms for a
magnetic animal compass, an electrostatic model of a proton/ion counterport, and
the semi-classical theory of nuclear magnetic resonance."--SciTech Book
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CONTENTS
Part I: The basic theory
1. Electrostatic fields and voltage
2. How
conductors shape an electric field
3. Ionic conductors
4. Properties of
the electric dipole and Gauss's Law when dielectrics are present
5. The
calculation of electric fields and voltages in the presence of dielectrics
6.
Static magnetic fields
7. The generation of magnetic fields
8. Magnetic
polarization of material
9. Induced electric and magnetic fields
10. The
motion of a charged particle in electric and magnetic fields
Part II:
Applications
11. Ions in aqueous solution and the ionization of acids and
bases
12. The Debye Layer
13. The behaviour of ions in narrow pores
14.
Possible mechanisms for a magnetic animal compass
15. An electrostatic
model of a proton/ion or an ion/ion coport or counterport
16. An
introduction to the classical theory of pulsed nuclear magnetic
resonance
Appendix 1: Mathematics
Appendix 2: The Boltzmann
Distribution
Appendix 3: An introduction to thermodynamics and the chemical
potential
Appendix 4: Hints for the solutions and numerical answers to the
problems