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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002607599707536

Titolo

Quantum effects in biology / edited by Masoud Mohseni, Yasser Omar, Gregory S. Engel, Martin B. Plenio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

ISBN

9781107010802 (hardback)

Descrizione fisica

416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Classificazione

LC QP517.Q34

574

Altri autori (Persone)

Mohseni, Masoud

Omar, Yasser

Engel, Gregory S.

Plenio, Martin B.

Disciplina

572/.36

Soggetti

Quantum biochemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

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, AlaÌspuru-Guzik, Jianshu Cao, Seth Lloyd and Robert Silbey -- Generalized FoÌ̂rster resonance energy transfer / Seogjoo Jang, Hoda Hossein-Nejad and Gregory D. Scholes -- Multidimensional electronic spectroscopy / TomaÌ㻵00CC}Œ MancÌŒal --  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, AlaÌspuru-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, DoÌ̂rthe M. Eisele and K. Birgitta Whaley -- Coherent excitons in carbon nanotubes / Leonas Valkunas and Darius Abramavicius