Quantum effects in complex systems: summarizing remarks
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Published on: June 8, 2018
1Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. sharon.hammes-schiffer@yale.edu.
Abstract:
Quantum mechanical phenomena such as coherence, spin dynamics, and tunneling have been observed in biological, electrochemical, polymeric, and many other condensed phase processes. This paper summarizes the diverse contributions to the Faraday Discussion on quantum effects in complex systems. Various processes exhibiting quantum mechanical behavior were examined using advanced spectroscopic and theoretical methods. An emerging theme was the critical importance of feedback between experiment and theory, particularly in the form of experimental testing of theoretical predictions.
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