Preface; 1. Nanoplasmonics; 2. Thermodynamics of metal nanoparticles; 3. Numerical simulation techniques; 4. Thermal microscopy techniques; 5. Thermal-induced processes; 6. Applications; Appendix A. Dimensional analysis; Appendix B. Thermodynamical constants; Appendix C. Thermal Green's function for a three-layer system; Index. sakriti opis