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  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Computational Science

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  • Scientists aim to study small physical systems, mirroring experimental single-molecule tracking.
  • A key question is whether properties observed in small systems match those in large, macroscopic systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if averages of intensive parameters in finite systems differ from those in large systems.
  • To explore the implications for binding reactions, equilibrium constants, and reaction rate constants.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized statistical-mechanics formulations in fixed-particle-number ensembles.
  • Derived relations to predict system composition from equilibrium constants and system size.
  • Validated predictions using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations.

Main Results:

  • Properties of binding reactions are not homogeneous functions; averages differ between finite and large systems.
  • Discrepancies in averages increase with decreasing temperature, volume, and particle number.
  • The equilibrium constant remains consistent across system sizes when reactant concentration correlations are accounted for.

Conclusions:

  • Correlations in reactant concentrations are significant in small systems and must be included in the equilibrium constant expression.
  • The expression for the equilibrium constant in finite systems depends on elementary processes, not just the chemical equation.
  • Derived relations allow prediction of system composition based on equilibrium constants and system size.