Mohseni / Omar / Engel Quantum Effects in Biology

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-139-95010-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mohseni, Masoud

Omar, Yasser

Engel, Gregory S.

Plenio, Martin B.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contributors
Preface
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, Alàn 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. Multidimensional electronic spectroscopy Tomáš 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, Alàn 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
Glossary
References
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Plenio, Martin B.
Martin B. Plenio is Alexander von Humboldt Professor and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ulm University. His main contributions are in the fields of quantum information, quantum optics, and the development of the theory of quantum effects in biology.

Engel, Gregory S.
Gregory S. Engel is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics and the James Franck Institute at the University of Chicago. His group is working on creating synthetic mimics of biological systems.

Omar, Yasser
Yasser Omar is Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon and leads the Physics of Information Group at Instituto de Telecomunicações. His research is centered on quantum information theory, quantum transport, and their interface with biology.

Mohseni, Masoud
Masoud Mohseni is a Senior Research Scientist at Google, where he develops novel machine learning algorithms that fundamentally rely on quantum dynamics. He has made significant contributions to quantum transport, quantum measurement and open quantum systems approaches to biology.