The observation and manipulation of individual molecules is one of the most exciting developments in modern molecular science. Single Molecule Science: Physical Principles and Models provides an introduction to the mathematical tools and physical theories needed to understand, explain, and model single-molecule observations. This book explains the

Dmitrii E. Makarov is a professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a PhD in theoretical physics from the Institute of Chemical Physics in Moscow. His expertise is in theoretical and computational chemical physics and in biophysics.