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This monograph deals with the light reaction pathway in
photosynthesis. The photophysico-chemical events are presented in
the order of their occurrence, beginning with the collection of
sunlight by antenna systems, ending with the reduction of CO to
carbohydrates. Relationships between the structural 2 properties
and kinetic effects of primary and secondary events spanning time
12 domains in the range 1O- _ls are explored. Photosynthesis is
examined in terms of a light-induced redistribution of reaction
intermediates common to the biosynthesis and metabolic degradation
of carbohydrates. The experimental procedures and results reviewed
in the book are repre sentative of developments in instrumental
methods and conceptual formula tions in this area during the past
decade. In particular, picosecond spectroscopy, time-resolved and
magnetic resonance techniques, along with structural and
photoelectrochemical models of photosynthesis, have provided clues
for the molecular mechanisms of energy migration from the antenna
systems to the reaction centers, and of succeeding stages of
photochemical events leading to the carbon-reduction cycle. The
preparation of this monograph resulted from the efforts of workers
in distantly separated institutions. The writer gratefully
acknowledges the responsive collaboration of the contributing
authors and members of the Springer editorial staff that made
possible completion of the manuscript."
In this rigorous account the author studies both discrete-time and continuous-time chains. A distinguishing feature is an introduction to more advanced topics such as martingales and potentials, in the established context of Markov chains. There are applications to simulation, economics, optimal control, genetics, queues and many other topics, and a careful selection of exercises and examples drawn both from theory and practice. This is an ideal text for seminars on random processes or for those that are more oriented towards applications, for advanced undergraduates or graduate students with some background in basic probability theory.
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