edited by M. Mohseni (Google), Y. Omar (Instituo de Telecommunicaçõesd and ISEG, University of Lesbon), G. Engel (University of Chicago), M. B. Plenio (Ulm University)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 399 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-395) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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