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Quantum effects in biology / [edited by] M. Mohseni...[et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.Description: xix, 399 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781107010802 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572.36 23 M699
Contents:
Part I Introduction: 1. Quantum biology: introduction / Graham R. Fleming and Gregory D. Scholes -- 2. Open quantum system approaches to biological systems / Alireza Shabani, Masoud Mohseni, Seogjoo Jang, Akihito Ishizaki, Martin Plenio, Patrick Rebentrost, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Jianshu Cao, Seth Lloyd and Robert Silbey -- 3.Generalized Förster resonance energy transfer / Seogjoo Jang, Hoda Hossein-Nejad and Gregory D. Scholes -- 4. Principles of multi-dimensional electronic spectroscopy / Tomas Mancal -- Part II Quantum effects in bacterial photosynthetic energy transfer: 5. Structure, function, and quantum dynamics of pigment protein complexes / Ioan Kosztin and Klaus Schulten -- 6. Direct observation of quantum coherence / Gregory S. Engel -- 7. Environment-assisted quantum transport / Masoud Mohseni, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Patrick Rebentrost, Alireza Shabani, Seth Lloyd, Susana F. Huelga and Martin B. Plenio -- Part III Quantum effects in higher organisms and applications: 8. Excitation energy transfer in higher plants / Elisabet Romero, Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin and Rienk van Grondelle -- 9. Electron transfer in proteins / Spiros S. Skourtis -- 10. A chemical compass for bird navigation / Ilia A.Solov'yov, Thorsten Ritz, Klaus Schulten and Peter J. Hore -- 11. Quantum biology of retinal / Klaus Schulten and Shigehiko Hayashi -- 12. Quantum vibrational effects on sense of smell / A.M. Stoneham, L. Turin, J.C. Brookes and A.P. Horsfield -- 13. A perspective on possible manifestations of entanglement in biological systems / Hans J. Briegel and Sandu Popescu -- 14. Design and applications of bio-inspired quantum materials / Mohan Sarovar, Dörthe M. Eisele and K. Birgitta Whaley -- 15. Coherent excitons in carbon nanotubes / Leonas Valkunas and Darius Abramavicius-- References-- Index.
Summary: Explores the role of quantum mechanics in biology for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, biology and chemistry.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-395) and index.

Part I Introduction:
1. Quantum biology: introduction / Graham R. Fleming and Gregory D. Scholes --
2. Open quantum system approaches to biological systems / Alireza Shabani, Masoud Mohseni, Seogjoo Jang, Akihito Ishizaki, Martin Plenio, Patrick Rebentrost, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Jianshu Cao, Seth Lloyd and Robert Silbey --
3.Generalized Förster resonance energy transfer / Seogjoo Jang, Hoda Hossein-Nejad and Gregory D. Scholes --
4. Principles of multi-dimensional electronic spectroscopy / Tomas Mancal --

Part II Quantum effects in bacterial photosynthetic energy transfer:
5. Structure, function, and quantum dynamics of pigment protein complexes / Ioan Kosztin and Klaus Schulten --
6. Direct observation of quantum coherence / Gregory S. Engel --
7. Environment-assisted quantum transport / Masoud Mohseni, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Patrick Rebentrost, Alireza Shabani, Seth Lloyd, Susana F. Huelga and Martin B. Plenio --

Part III Quantum effects in higher organisms and applications:
8. Excitation energy transfer in higher plants / Elisabet Romero, Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin and Rienk van Grondelle --
9. Electron transfer in proteins / Spiros S. Skourtis --
10. A chemical compass for bird navigation / Ilia A.Solov'yov, Thorsten Ritz, Klaus Schulten and Peter J. Hore --
11. Quantum biology of retinal / Klaus Schulten and Shigehiko Hayashi --
12. Quantum vibrational effects on sense of smell / A.M. Stoneham, L. Turin, J.C. Brookes and A.P. Horsfield --
13. A perspective on possible manifestations of entanglement in biological systems / Hans J. Briegel and Sandu Popescu --
14. Design and applications of bio-inspired quantum materials / Mohan Sarovar, Dörthe M. Eisele and K. Birgitta Whaley --
15. Coherent excitons in carbon nanotubes / Leonas Valkunas and Darius Abramavicius--

References--
Index.

Explores the role of quantum mechanics in biology for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, biology and chemistry.

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