|
Showing 1 - 25 of
48 matches in All Departments
The Twenty Sixth Jerusalem Symposium reflected the high standards
of these distinguished scientific meetings, which convene once a
year at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
to discuss a specific topic in the broad area of quantum chemistry
and biochemistry. The topic at this year's Jerusalem Symposium was
reaction dynamics in clusters and condensed phases, which
constitutes a truly interdisciplinary subject of central interest
in the areas of chemical dynamics, kinetics, photochemistry and
condensed matter chemical physics. The main theme of the Symposium
was built around the exploration of the interrelationship between
the dynamics in large finite clusters and in infinite bulk systems.
The main issues addressed microscopic and macroscopic sol vation
phenomena, cluster and bulk spectroscopy, photodissociation and
vibrational predissociation, cage effects, interphase dynamics,
reaction dynamics and energy transfer in clusters, dense fluids,
liquids, solids and biophysical systems. The interdisciplinary
nature of this research area was deliberated by intensive and
extensive interactions between modern theory and advanced
experimental methods. This volume provides a record of the invited
lectures at the Symposium.
The Fifteenth Jerusalem Symposium reflected the high standards of
the former international scientific meetings, which convene once a
year at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
to discuss a specific topic in the broad area of quantum chemistry
and biochemistry. The topic at this year's Jerusalem Symposium was
intramo lecular dynamics, a subject of central interest for
theoreticians, che mists and biologists. During the last two
decades, there has been remarkable pro gress in our understanding
of time dependent phenomena. The development and application of the
modern techniques of quantum mechanics and sta tistical mechanics
to excited-state dynamics and to chemical and biophy sical systems
constitutes a fast developing current research area. The main theme
of the Symposium was built around a conceptual framework for the
elucidation of photophysical and photochemical phenomena in atoms,
molecules, van der Waals complexes and clusters, condensed phases,
poly mers and biological supermolecules. The interdisciplinary
nature of this research field was deliberated by intensive and
extensive interactions between scientists from different
disciplines and between theory and experiment. This volume provides
a record of the invited lectures at the Symposium."
th The 13 Jerusalem Symposium on Quantum Chemistry and Bio-
chemistry was dedicated to the memory of Ernst David Bergmann, one
of the founders of this series of Symposia, at the occasion of the
5th anniversary of his death. The opening session was honored by
the pre- sence of H. E. Yzhak Navon, President of the State of
Israel and of Baron Edmond de Rothschild whose generous and
constant support makes these Symposia possible. To both these
distinguished guests we address the expression of our deep
gratitude. Our thanks are also due to the Israel Academy of
Sciences and Humanities, in particular to its President Professor
Aryeh Dvoretzky and to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for their
hospita- lity and helpful association. I had the privilege this
time to join efforts in the organi- zation of this Symposium with
two distinguished American colleagues, Prof. P. O. P. Ts'o from
Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Harry Gelboin from the National
Institute for Cancer Research. I wish to thank them for their
invaluable help and the two Institutions which they repre- sent for
important financial support. th The subject of the 13 Jerusalem
Symposium brings us back to that of the 1st Symposium held in 1967.
The comparison of the two Proceedings enables us to evaluate the
important developments which occurred in this field of research
during the last 13 years.
The third and last volume of this treatise IS concerned with
important applications of the quantum~theory of chemical reactions
to chemisorption, catalysis and biochemical reactions. The book
begins with an important paper devoted to the theoretical
background of heterogeneous catalysis. It is followed by two papers
showing typical applications of wave mechanics to the analysis of
chemisorption. Catalysed gas-solid reactions are chosen to
illustrate gas, organic solid state reaction and some aspects of
the mechanism of the FISCHER-TROPSCH synthesis are presented. The
second part of the book is devoted to biochemical applications of
quantum chemistry. Two papers are concerned with the quantum theory
of enzyme activity. Two others present recent progress of quantum
pharmacology. Finally an important contribution to the theory of
intermolecular forces is made in the view of possible applications
to biochemical problems. vii R. Daudel, A. Pullman, L. Salem, and
A. Viellard reds.), Quantum Theory o/Chemical Reactions, Volume
III, vii. Copyright (c) 1982 by D. Reidel Publishing Company.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS J.E.Germain
Laboratoire de Catalyse Appliquee et Cinetique Heterogene L. A. 231
du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Universite Claude
Bernard Lyon I, E.S.C.I.L. 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622
Villeurbanne Cedex. Heterogeneous Catalysis is a surface Kinetic
phenomenon by which a chemical reaction between molecules of a
fluid phase is accelerated (activity) and oriented (selectivity) by
contact with a solid phase (catalysts, without change of the solid.
The 25th Jerusalem Symposium represents a most significant
highlight in the development and history of these meetings. Living
within the decimal system we have celebrated with much pleasure the
lath and the 20th Jerusalem Symposia. With this one we experience a
feeling of particular satisfaction because 25 years is different
from, is more than, two decades and a half. It is a quarter of a
century. It seems thus as if we have changed the dimension of our
endeavour. In no way do we loose the sense of modesty with respect
to the significance of these meetings. For the organizers, however,
they do represent a continuity of efforts which we feel happy to
have been able to carry out. At this occasion it seems useful to
say a few words about the origin of the Jerusalem Symposia and to
recall the name of a colleague who played an essential role in
their creation and has been a most efficient and devoted co
organizer of the seven first of them. This was Professor Ernst
Bergmann, one of the most distinguished founders of Israeli Science
and a world famous physico-organic chemist.
Proceedings of the 10th Jerusalem Symposium on Quantum Chemistry
and Biochemistry held in Jerusalem, Israel, March 28-31, 1977
COMPARED WITH the first five Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum
Chemistry and Biochem istry, this sixth Symposium represents a step
into a new and largely uncharted area: that of Chemical and
Biochemical Reactivity. While the previous Symposia dealt
principally with the 'static' data, describing molecules-even large
ones-of chemical and biological in terest, the present Symposium
attempts to deal with 'dynamic' phenomena and the factors which
determine their course. The complexities of these systems and the
ensuing theoreti cal (and experimental) difficulties are,
obviously, much more pronounced. Nevertheless, we hope that the
present volume of Proceedings makes a positive contribu tion to the
very interesting field of Reactivity: the lively discussions which
followed every paper seem to us a good indication that our hope is
justified. As last year, we have includ ed in these Proceedings
only those portions of the discussions which the participants
themselves formulated in writing, and, of course, the replies given
by the speakers, to whom we transmitted the written formulations.
We must apologize to the participants in the Symposium for the long
delay in publishing this volume. The October 1973 War, and, even
more, its aftermath, made it impossible for us to produce the work
by our scheduled date of April 1, 1974, as Israel's manpower,
especially its technically skilled manpower, was not always free
for its normal occupation."
The 12th JerusaLem'Symposium was devoted to the exciting sub- ject
of CataLysis in Chemistry and Biochemistry. As usuaL in these Sym-
posia Theory and Experiment have been considered simuLtaneousLy in
dis- cussions> invoLving renowned experts from many countries.
We wish to thank aLL those who made this meeting possibLe and
contributed to its success: the Baron de RothschiLd whose
continuous generosity is at the source of these gatherings, the
IsraeL Academy of Sciences and Humanities which offers us the
cordiaL hospitaLity of its impressive and beautifuL buiLding and
gardens and the Hebrew University of JerusaLem, faithfuL cosponsor
of the Symposia. THE MACROMOLECULAR ELECTROSTATIC EFFECT IN
BIOCHEMICAL ~EACTIVITY OF THE NUCLEIC ACIDS. BERNARD PULUIAN
Institut de BioLogie Physico-Chimique, Laboratoire de Biochimie
Theorique, aSSOCle au C. N. R. S. , 13, rue P. et M. Curie, Paris
75005, France. 1. INTRODUCTION The roLe of the macromoLecuLe and of
its overaLL structure upon the reactivity of its reaction site(s)
represents one of the fundamentaL probLems in the theory of
cataLysis. The most impressive and most fre- quentLy considered
exampLes occur in the fieLd of proteins where the probLem generaLLy
consists of accounting for the enhancement of the reaction rate at
the active site or at the coenzyme with respect to modeL systems,
devoid of the macromoLecuLar superstructure. Different effects have
been considered as possibLy responsibLe for the infLuence of the
macromoLecuLe on such LocaLized-site reactions. I do not have the
time to summarize or discuss them here.
The Symposium on "Transport through Membranes : Carriers. Channels
and Pumps" Inaugurates the third decade of the Jerusalem Symposia.
It enlarges substantially their conceptual scope by Introducing a
new subject not treated there previously. In fact. It Is a topic
particularly well suited for the general object of these
International meetings which Is to reassemble In an exhaustive
Interdisciplinary discussion chemists. physicists and biologists.
theoreticians and experimentalists. The main theme of the Symposium
was the presentation and evaluation of the most up-to-date data on
the structural and dynamic aspects of transport through membranes
within the three main pathways: through carriers. channels and
pumps. This goal was fully achieved thanks to the participation of
a most outstanding assembly of world's experts In the field. We
wish to thank Madame Pullman. the real organizer and mainspring of
this meeting. for having composed a most exciting and excellent
program and for carrying It out successfully. As the twenty
preceding ones this Symposium was held under the auspices of the
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. It was sponsored by the Instltut de Blologle Physlco
Chimique. Fondatlon Edmond de Rothschild of Paris. We wish to
express once again our gratitude to the Baron Edmond de Rothschild
for his constant and generous support which makes this continuous
endeavour possible.
The Fourth International Congress in Quantum Chemistry under the
auspices of the International Academy of Molecular Quantum Science
in Menton, France was arranged at Uppsala University, Uppsala,
Sweden, during the period June 14 - 19, 1982, in close
collaboration with the University of Florida. The previous
congresses were held in Menton 1973, New Orleans 1976, and Kyoto
1979, and the 1985 congress is tentatively planned to be held in
the province of Quebec, Canada. The Congress consisted of six
symposia in various areas of quantum chemistry, solid-state theory,
and quantum bi ology. The meeting was attended by about 450
scientists from 45 different nations, and a total of more than 300
scientific papers were presented. Even the poster contri butions
were given some plenary time. These proceedings contain the text of
the plenary lec tures as well as the chairmen's introductions,
whereas the contributed papers will be published in the
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, (John Wiley & Sons,
New York) in the regular January - April 1983 issues."
The 14th Jerusalem Symposium continued the tradition of the
pleasant and exciting meetings which once a year gather
distinguished scientists, the world's most renowned experts in
specific fields of quantum chemistry and biochemistry, in the
impressive surroundings of the Israel Academy of Sciences and
Humanities. The subject discussed this year - Intermolecular forces
- is one of the utmost interest for all molecular sciences. I wish
to thank all those who made this meeting possible and contributed
toits success: the Baron Edmond de Rothschild whose continuous
generosity guarantees the perenniality of our venture, t e Israel
Academy of Sciences and in particular its Vice-President, Pr fes
sor Yoshua Jortner for his devoted contribution to the organization
and holding of this meeting, the high authorities of the Hebrew Uni
versity of Jerusalem and in particular the Rector Meshulamfor their
constant support and Dr. Pierre Claverie for his efficient help in
the preparation of the program. Mrs Abigail Hyam and Mrs
MyriamYogev must be thanked for their contribution to the
efficiency and success of the local arrangements. Bernard Pullman
ix B.Pullman ed.}, IntermolecularForces, ix. Copyright
(c)1981byD.ReidelPublishingCompany. INTERMOLECULAR FORCES: WHAT CAN
BE LEARNED FROM AB INITIO CALCULATIONS? Advan der Avoird Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld,
Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 1. INTRODUCTION Various experiments, suc
as elastic or rotationally inelastic molecular beamscattering(1,2
and spectroscopic studies of so-cafled Van der Waals
molecules(3,4), have been designed especially to provide
information about the Van der Waals interactions between
molecules."
The Twenty Fourth Jerusalem Symposium reflected the high standards
of these distinguished scientific meetings, which convene once a
year at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
to discuss a specific topic in the broad area of quantum chemistry
and biochemistry. The topic at this year's Jerusalem Symposium was
mode selective chemistry, which constitutes a truly
interdisciplinary subject of central interest in the areas of
chemical physics, photochemistry and photobiology. The main theme
of the Symposium was built around the exploration of the
possibility and conditions for non-statistical reaction dynamics in
molecules, van der Waals molecules, clusters and condensed phases.
The main issues addressed photoselective and coherent excitation
modes, bottlenecks for intramolecular vibrational energy
redistribution, the consequences of the internal structure of
many-atom systems and of rotational vibrational level structure for
intramolecular dynamics, bond selective photodissociation,
ultrafast chemical clocks for energy disposal, coherent control of
photochemical reactions and nonstatistical unimolecular reaction
dynamics. The interdisciplinary nature of this research area was
deliberated by intensive and extensive interactions between theory
and experiment. This volume provides a record of the invited
lectures at the Symposium."
The seventh Jerusalem Symposium has tried to penetrate into a field
of research towards which the efforts of a large number of the most
variegated modern techniques are conversing: molecular and quantum
pharmacology. The hope to elucidate the mode of action of drugs, to
establish correlations between the electronic and con formational
structures of drugs and their mode of action and level of activity,
to derive from these data the nature of the cellular receptors and
an understanding of the interaction of the drugs with those
receptors - is a strong stimulus to enlarge and deepen the research
efforts with the ultimate view to rationalize the design of more
efficient and more specific drugs. The Symposium represents an
attempt to survey the progress made so far in this respect and the
methods and efforts employed in order to arrive at even greater
achievements. The presentation of this Symposium differs somewhat
from that of the preceding ones. Owing to the political events
which disturbed the peace in the Middle East and therefore the
normal activities of commerce and industry in Israel at least
temporarily, the printing and distribution of this volume were
entrusted to the Reidel Publishing Company. We wish to thank them
for their very efficient col1aboration and for all their efforts to
publish this volume with a minimum delay."
In 1980. a distinguished group of scientists gathered In
Washington. D. C. for an International Symposium on Aging and
Cancer. Among the recommendations of this Symposium was to convene
a future meeting to discuss the molecular basis for
Interrelationships between aging and cancer when the appropriate
scientific knowledge was available. That same year. the 13th
Jerusalem Symposium on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry entitled
.Carcl nogenesls: Fundamental Mechanisms and Environmental
Effects.. was held. attended by some 50 International authorities
In this field. At this meeting. It became clear that the
fundamental process of carcinogenesis 15 Intimately associated with
differentiation. which must also be mechanistically related to
aging. It was therefore proposed that the next Jerusalem Symposium
on Cancer could provide the appropriate forum for the study on the
Interrelationship among cancer. aging and differentiation. The
Impressive advances In our knowledge of the nature of the genome
through molecular genetic and physical chemical techniques have now
provided the opportunity to examine the Interrelationships between
these complex biolo gical processes. Through the Isolation. cloning
and rearranging of genes we are able to dissect and manipulate the
genome In a fashion that was unanticipated only a decade ago. At
the same time. the Increase In longevity and the Increased numbers
of Individuals entering the last decades of life where cancer
Incidences are highest raise the profound and practical question of
whether aging and cancer are linked through common mechanisms."
List of the Participants Xl Audience of the Holy Father XVll
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS Introductory Remarks. Electrostatics and
Specificity III Nucleic Acid Reactions (B. Pullman)...1 Theoretical
Studies of Molecular Recognition and Ca- lysis by Enzymes (H. A.
Scheraga) ...21 Molecular Dynamics of the DNA Double Helix (M.
Levitt) 43 Simulating the Energetics and Dynamics of Enzymatic
Reactions (A. Warshel) ...59 Structural Studies of DNA-Protein
Interactions (B. W. Matthews) ...83 Protein-Nucleic Acid
Interactions, Models and Reality (W. Saenger) ...*...99 Studying
Enzyme-Substrate Interactions by Site-Directed Mutagenesis (A. R.
Fersht and G. Winter) ...123 Sequence Dependence of DNA
Conformation, Dynamics and Interactions in Solution (D. ]. Patel,
S. A. Kozlowski, A. Pardi, R. Bhatt, S. Ikuta and K. Itakura) 133
Elements of Specific Recognition of Non-Intercalating - gands in
the Interaction with DNA (C. Zimmer and G. Luck) ...175 VIlI
PONTIFICIAE ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM SCRIPTA VARIA 55 Interactions of
Transfer RNAs with their Biological Partners (J. P. Ebel, R. Giege,
D. Moras and P. Remy) 207 Antibody Structure and Specificity (D. R.
Davies) . 249 Specificity of Ionophore-Cation Interaction (Yu. A. -
chinnikov and V. T. Ivanov) " ...263 Theoretical Analysis of
Factors Responsible for Specificity in Ionophore-Cation
Interactions (A. Pullman) 303 FOREWORD " The specificity of
biological interactions" was the subject of a Study Group that met
at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences from Novem- ber 9-11, 1983.
This theme is one of the most advanced fields in modern biology.
The holding of the 8th Jerusalem Symposium was saddened by the
sudden death of Professor Ernst D. Bergmann at the very eve of this
meeting. With him disappeared one of the leading world scientists
in the field of physical chemistry and biochemistry. His
innumerable friends and admirers over the whole world mourn him
profoundly. All those who knew him personally and among them the
participants in the previous Jerusalem Symposia will remember for
ever the exceptional qualities of the scientist and the unusual
human warmth of the man. With Ernst D. Bergmann the state of Israel
lost one of the founders of its Science and one of its most
brilliant and renowned representatives. The spirit which he suc
ceeded to inoculate into his numerous disciples and pupils will,
however, continue to perpetuate his name and his work. The
Jerusalem Symposia will continue as a living testimony to his
brilliant inspiration. Before dying, Professor Bergmann has
prepared a few opening remarks for the 8th Jerusalem Symposium.
They are reproduced here. BERNARD PULLMAN OPENING WORDS Prepared by
the Late Professor Ernst David Bergmann It gives me great pleasure
to welcome you all on behalf of the President and the Rector of the
Hebrew University which is co-sponsoring this meeting, and of the
President and Council of the Israel Academy of Sciences and
Humanities which for the eighth time has put its premises at our
disposal."
Gathering together a number of experts in the world, the 27th
Jerusalem Symposium was devoted to the theme of the modelling of
biomolecular structures and mechanisms. As a result of recent
growth in both importance and audience, the papers contained in
this volume present an evaluation of the status of the present
knowledge in this field. The main topics covered by this year's
Symposium include nucleic acids and their interactions, proteins
and their interaction, membranes and their interactions, enzymatic
processes and the pharmacological and medical aspects of these
subjects. Readers should benefit from the interdisciplinary
approach which provides coverage of both theoretical and
experimental advances.
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Jerusalem Symposium in Quantum
Chemistry and Biochemistry, held in Jerusalem, Israel, May 5-8,
1986
The Twenty Sixth Jerusalem Symposium reflected the high standards
of these distinguished scientific meetings, which convene once a
year at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
to discuss a specific topic in the broad area of quantum chemistry
and biochemistry. The topic at this year's Jerusalem Symposium was
reaction dynamics in clusters and condensed phases, which
constitutes a truly interdisciplinary subject of central interest
in the areas of chemical dynamics, kinetics, photochemistry and
condensed matter chemical physics. The main theme of the Symposium
was built around the exploration of the interrelationship between
the dynamics in large finite clusters and in infinite bulk systems.
The main issues addressed microscopic and macroscopic sol vation
phenomena, cluster and bulk spectroscopy, photodissociation and
vibrational predissociation, cage effects, interphase dynamics,
reaction dynamics and energy transfer in clusters, dense fluids,
liquids, solids and biophysical systems. The interdisciplinary
nature of this research area was deliberated by intensive and
extensive interactions between modern theory and advanced
experimental methods. This volume provides a record of the invited
lectures at the Symposium.
The third and last volume of this treatise IS concerned with
important applications of the quantum~theory of chemical reactions
to chemisorption, catalysis and biochemical reactions. The book
begins with an important paper devoted to the theoretical
background of heterogeneous catalysis. It is followed by two papers
showing typical applications of wave mechanics to the analysis of
chemisorption. Catalysed gas-solid reactions are chosen to
illustrate gas, organic solid state reaction and some aspects of
the mechanism of the FISCHER-TROPSCH synthesis are presented. The
second part of the book is devoted to biochemical applications of
quantum chemistry. Two papers are concerned with the quantum theory
of enzyme activity. Two others present recent progress of quantum
pharmacology. Finally an important contribution to the theory of
intermolecular forces is made in the view of possible applications
to biochemical problems. vii R. Daudel, A. Pullman, L. Salem, and
A. Viellard reds.), Quantum Theory o/Chemical Reactions, Volume
III, vii. Copyright (c) 1982 by D. Reidel Publishing Company.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS J.E.Germain
Laboratoire de Catalyse Appliquee et Cinetique Heterogene L. A. 231
du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Universite Claude
Bernard Lyon I, E.S.C.I.L. 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622
Villeurbanne Cedex. Heterogeneous Catalysis is a surface Kinetic
phenomenon by which a chemical reaction between molecules of a
fluid phase is accelerated (activity) and oriented (selectivity) by
contact with a solid phase (catalysts, without change of the solid.
One of the central problems in the study of the mechanism of
DNA-ligand interactions is the existence and nature of sequence
specificity with respect to the base pairs of DNA. The presence of
such a specificity could be of particular significance because it
might possibly mean the involvement of specific genes in the
effectiveness of the different drugs. The elucidation of the
factors responsible for the specificity could then be important for
the development of compounds susceptible to contribute to the
control of gene expression and also to the development of
rationally conceived, improved new generations of effective and
specific chemotherapeutic agents. Important recent achievements,
experimental and theoretical, in the analysis of such sequence
specificities open prospects for possible rapid progress in this
field. The 23rd Jerusalem symposium was devoted to the exploration
of these recent achievements in relation to many types of ligand,
with special emphasis on antitumor drugs. All major types of
interaction, intercalation, groove binding, covalent linking,
coordination, have been considered. So was also the effect of the
interaction on the structure and properties of the nucleic acids
and the relationship between the interaction and biological or
pharmacological activities. We feel that this Volume presents a
relatively complete up-to-date account of the state of the art in
this important field of research.
The 25th Jerusalem Symposium represents a most significant
highlight in the development and history of these meetings. Living
within the decimal system we have celebrated with much pleasure the
lath and the 20th Jerusalem Symposia. With this one we experience a
feeling of particular satisfaction because 25 years is different
from, is more than, two decades and a half. It is a quarter of a
century. It seems thus as if we have changed the dimension of our
endeavour. In no way do we loose the sense of modesty with respect
to the significance of these meetings. For the organizers, however,
they do represent a continuity of efforts which we feel happy to
have been able to carry out. At this occasion it seems useful to
say a few words about the origin of the Jerusalem Symposia and to
recall the name of a colleague who played an essential role in
their creation and has been a most efficient and devoted co
organizer of the seven first of them. This was Professor Ernst
Bergmann, one of the most distinguished founders of Israeli Science
and a world famous physico-organic chemist.
Gathering together a number of the best experts in the world, the
27th Jerusalem Symposium was devoted to the theme of the modelling
of biomolecular structures and mechanisms. As a result of recent
growth in both importance and audience, the papers contained in
this volume present a thorough evaluation of the status of the
present knowledge in this field. The main topics covered by this
year's Symposium include nucleic acids and their interactions,
proteins and their interaction, membranes and their interactions,
enzymatic processes and the pharmacological and medical aspects of
these subjects. Readers will benefit from the interdisciplinary
approach which provides an extensive coverage of both theoretical
and experimental advances.
The Twenty Fourth Jerusalem Symposium reflected the high standards
of these distinguished scientific meetings, which convene once a
year at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem
to discuss a specific topic in the broad area of quantum chemistry
and biochemistry. The topic at this year's Jerusalem Symposium was
mode selective chemistry, which constitutes a truly
interdisciplinary subject of central interest in the areas of
chemical physics, photochemistry and photobiology. The main theme
of the Symposium was built around the exploration of the
possibility and conditions for non-statistical reaction dynamics in
molecules, van der Waals molecules, clusters and condensed phases.
The main issues addressed photoselective and coherent excitation
modes, bottlenecks for intramolecular vibrational energy
redistribution, the consequences of the internal structure of
many-atom systems and of rotational vibrational level structure for
intramolecular dynamics, bond selective photodissociation,
ultrafast chemical clocks for energy disposal, coherent control of
photochemical reactions and nonstatistical unimolecular reaction
dynamics. The interdisciplinary nature of this research area was
deliberated by intensive and extensive interactions between theory
and experiment. This volume provides a record of the invited
lectures at the Symposium."
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|