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Quantum effects in biology / edited by M. Mohseni [and three others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xix, 399 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511863189 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 572/.36 23
LOC classification:
  • QP517.Q34 Q366 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Quantum biology: introduction / Graham R. Fleming and Gregory D. Scholes -- Open quantum system approaches to biological systems / Alireza Shabani, Masoud Mohseni, Seogjoo Jang, Akihito Ishizaki, Martin Plenio, Patrick Rebentrost, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Jianshu Cao, Seth Lloyd and Robert Silbey -- Generalized Förster resonance energy transfer / Seogjoo Jang, Hoda Hossein-Nejad and Gregory D. Scholes -- Multidimensional electronic spectroscopy / Tomáš Mančal -- Structure, function, and quantum dynamics of pigment protein complexes / Ioan Kosztin and Klaus Schulten -- Direct observation of quantum coherence / Gregory S. Engel -- Environment-assisted quantum transport / Masoud Mohseni, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Patrick Rebentrost, Alireza Shabani, Seth Lloyd, Susana F. Huelga and Martin B. Plenio -- Excitation energy transfer in higher plants / Elisabet Romero, Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin and Rienk van Grondelle -- Electron transfer in proteins / Spiros S. Skourtis -- A chemical compass for bird navigation / Ilia A.Solov'yov, Thorsten Ritz, Klaus Schulten and Peter J. Hore -- Quantum biology of retinal / Klaus Schulten and Shigehiko Hayashi -- Quantum vibrational effects on sense of smell / A.M. Stoneham, L. Turin, J.C. Brookes and A.P. Horsfield -- A perspective on possible manifestations of entanglement in biological systems / Hans J. Briegel and Sandu Popescu -- Design and applications of bio-inspired quantum materials / Mohan Sarovar, Dörthe M. Eisele and K. Birgitta Whaley -- Coherent excitons in carbon nanotubes / Leonas Valkunas and Darius Abramavicius.
Summary: Quantum mechanics provides the most accurate microscopic description of the world around us, yet the interface between quantum mechanics and biology is only now being explored. This book uses a combination of experiment and theory to examine areas of biology believed to be strongly influenced by manifestly quantum phenomena. Covering subjects ranging from coherent energy transfer in photosynthetic light harvesting to spin coherence in the avian compass and the problem of molecular recognition in olfaction, the book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, biology and chemistry seeking to understand the applications of quantum mechanics to biology.
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Quantum biology: introduction / Graham R. Fleming and Gregory D. Scholes -- Open quantum system approaches to biological systems / Alireza Shabani, Masoud Mohseni, Seogjoo Jang, Akihito Ishizaki, Martin Plenio, Patrick Rebentrost, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Jianshu Cao, Seth Lloyd and Robert Silbey -- Generalized Förster resonance energy transfer / Seogjoo Jang, Hoda Hossein-Nejad and Gregory D. Scholes -- Multidimensional electronic spectroscopy / Tomáš Mančal -- Structure, function, and quantum dynamics of pigment protein complexes / Ioan Kosztin and Klaus Schulten -- Direct observation of quantum coherence / Gregory S. Engel -- Environment-assisted quantum transport / Masoud Mohseni, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Patrick Rebentrost, Alireza Shabani, Seth Lloyd, Susana F. Huelga and Martin B. Plenio -- Excitation energy transfer in higher plants / Elisabet Romero, Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin and Rienk van Grondelle -- Electron transfer in proteins / Spiros S. Skourtis -- A chemical compass for bird navigation / Ilia A.Solov'yov, Thorsten Ritz, Klaus Schulten and Peter J. Hore -- Quantum biology of retinal / Klaus Schulten and Shigehiko Hayashi -- Quantum vibrational effects on sense of smell / A.M. Stoneham, L. Turin, J.C. Brookes and A.P. Horsfield -- A perspective on possible manifestations of entanglement in biological systems / Hans J. Briegel and Sandu Popescu -- Design and applications of bio-inspired quantum materials / Mohan Sarovar, Dörthe M. Eisele and K. Birgitta Whaley -- Coherent excitons in carbon nanotubes / Leonas Valkunas and Darius Abramavicius.

Quantum mechanics provides the most accurate microscopic description of the world around us, yet the interface between quantum mechanics and biology is only now being explored. This book uses a combination of experiment and theory to examine areas of biology believed to be strongly influenced by manifestly quantum phenomena. Covering subjects ranging from coherent energy transfer in photosynthetic light harvesting to spin coherence in the avian compass and the problem of molecular recognition in olfaction, the book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, biology and chemistry seeking to understand the applications of quantum mechanics to biology.

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