We analyze the mesoscopic dynamics of small-scale systems from the perspective of mesoscopic non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The theory obtains the Fokker–Planck equation as a diffusion equation for the probability density of the mesoscopic variables and the nonlinear relationships between activation rates and affinities proper of activated processes. The situations that can be studied with thi...

In references con-mat/9907171 and cond-mat/9606206 (Phys.Rev.B 53, 4927 (1996)) by You-Quan Li and Bin Chen, was considered a mesoscopic LC circuit with charge discreteness. So, it was proposed a finite difference Schrödinger equation for the charge time behavior. In this comment, we generalize the corresponding mesoscopic Hamiltonian in order to taken into account the dissipative effects (resi...

We review experiments over the last ten years on thermal transport in mesoscopic normal metals in contact with a superconductor. The main focus of this effort has been on the exploration of coherent thermal effects in mesoscopic normal-metal/superconductor structures, i.e. effects in which the phase of the quasiparticles participating in thermal transport is important. Coherence in thermal tran...

Solvent effects on polymer dynamics and structure are investigated using a mesoscopic solvent model that accounts for hydrodynamic interactions among the polymer beads. The simulation method combines molecular dynamics of the polymer chain, interacting with the solvent molecules through intermolecular forces, with mesoscopic multiparticle collision dynamics for the solvent molecules. Changes in...

Signatures of “mesoscopic Coulomb blockade” are reported for quantum dots with one fully transmitting point-contact lead; T1 ­ 1, T2 ø 1. Unlike the Coulomb blockade (CB) in weaktunneling devices sT1, T2 ø 1d, one-channel CB is a mesoscopic effect requiring quantum coherence. Several distinctive features of mesoscopic CB are observed, including a reduction in CB upon breaking time-reversal symm...

Mesoscopic additive/subtractive material processing (Meso A/SMP) is a solid freeform fabrication technique capable of producing engineering parts in mesoscopic (100 micron to several millimeters) scales. This process integrates silicon processing, electroplating, hot pressing, casting, and traditional machining methods to provide opportunities for 3D layer fabrication and parallel production, a...

Mesoscopic organization in soft, hard, and biological matter is examined in the context of our present understanding of the principles responsible for emergent organized behavior (crystallinity, ferromagnetism, superconductivity, etc.) at long wavelengths in very large aggregations of particles. Particular attention is paid to the possibility that as-yet-undiscovered organizing principles might...