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Photosynthetic Excitons

By: Leonas Valkunas,Herbert Van Amerongen,Rienk Van Grondelle

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Photosynthetic Excitons

By: Leonas Valkunas,Herbert Van Amerongen,Rienk Van Grondelle

Excitons are considered as the basic concept used by describing the spectral properties of photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes and excitation dynamics in photosynthetic light-harvesting antenna and reaction centers. Following the recently obtained structures of a variety of photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes from plants and bacteria our interest in understanding the relation between structure, function and spectroscopy has strongly increased. These data demonstrate a short interpigment distance (of the order of 1 nm or even smaller) and/or a highly symmetric (ring-like) arrangement of pigment molecules in peripheral light-harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria. Books which were devoted to the exciton problem so far mainly considered the spectral properties of molecular crystals. However, the small size of these pigment aggregates in the pigment-protein complexes as well as the role of the protein, which is responsible for the structural arrangement of the complex, clearly will have a dramatic influence on the pigment spectra and exciton dynamics. All these aspects of the problem are considered in this book. Exciton theory is mainly considered for small molecular aggregates (dimers, ring-like structures etc.). Together with the theoretical description of the classical conceptual approach, which mainly deals with polarization properties of the absorption and fluorescence spectra, the nonlinear femtosecond spectroscopy which is widely used for investigations now is also discussed. A large part of the book demonstrates the excitonic effects in a multitude of photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes and how we can understand these properties on the basis of the exciton concept.

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World Scientific

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9814496855

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Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

By: Leonas Valkunas,Darius Abramavicius,Tomás Mancal

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Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

By: Leonas Valkunas,Darius Abramavicius,Tomás Mancal

This work brings together quantum theory and spectroscopy to convey excitation processes to advanced students and specialists wishing to conduct research and understand the entire fi eld rather than just single aspects. Written by experienced authors and recognized authorities in the field, this text covers numerous applications and offers examples taken from different disciplines. As a result, spectroscopists, molecular physicists, physical chemists, and biophysicists will all fi nd this a must-have for their research. Also suitable as supplementary reading in graduate level courses.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527653678

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Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

By: Leonas Valkunas,Darius Abramavicius,Tomás Mancal

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Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

By: Leonas Valkunas,Darius Abramavicius,Tomás Mancal

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Photosynthetic Excitons

Photosynthetic Excitons

Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

Molecular Excitation Dynamics and Relaxation

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