Topical issue “Dynamics of systems on the nanoscale (2021)” Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Vincenzo Guidi, Nigel J. Mason and Andrey V. Solov’yov Eur. Phys. J. D, 77 5 (2023) 83 Published online: 26 May 2023 DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00660-2