This book presents established and new approaches to perform calculations of electrostatic
interactions at the nanoscale with particular focus on molecular biology applications. It is
based on the proceedings of the Computational Electrostatics for Biological Applications
international meeting which brought together researchers in computational disciplines to
discuss and explore diverse methods to improve electrostatic calculations. Fostering an
interdisciplinary approach to the description of complex physical and biological problems this
book encompasses contributions originating in the fields of geometry processing shape modeling
applied mathematics and computational biology and chemistry. The main topics covered are
theoretical and numerical aspects of the solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation surveys
and comparison among geometric approaches to the modelling of molecular surfaces and related
discretization and computational issues. It also includes a number of contributions addressing
applications in biology biophysics and nanotechnology. The book is primarily intended as a
reference for researchers in the computational molecular biology and chemistry fields. As such
it also aims at becoming a key source of information for a wide range of scientists who need to
know how modeling and computing at the molecular level may influence the design and
interpretation of their experiments.
