Theoretical Molecular Biophysics (Record no. 59351)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9783662572498 (PB)
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number 577.3
Item number SCH
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Scherer, Philipp O.J,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Theoretical Molecular Biophysics
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication GmbH Germany
Name of publisher Springer Verlag
Year of publication 2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages viii + 513 p
Other physical details 226 illustrations, 27 illustrations in color
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Statistical Mechanics of Biopolymers -- Protein Electrostatics and Solvation -- Reaction Kinetics -- Transport Processes -- Reaction Rate Theory -- Elementary Photophysics -- Elementary Photoinduced Processes -- Molecular Motor Models.
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Summary, etc This book gives an introduction to molecular biophysics. It starts from material properties at equilibrium related to polymers, dielectrics and membranes. Electronic spectra are developed for the understanding of elementary dynamic processes in photosynthesis including proton transfer and dynamics of molecular motors. Since the molecular structures of functional groups of bio-systems were resolved, it has become feasible to develop a theory based on the quantum theory and statistical physics with emphasis on the specifics of the high complexity of bio-systems. This introduction to molecular aspects of the field focuses on solvable models. Elementary biological processes provide as special challenge the presence of partial disorder in the structure which does not destroy the basic reproducibility of the processes. Apparently the elementary molecular processes are organized in a way to optimize the efficiency. Learning from nature by means exploring the relation between structure and function may even help to build better artificial solar cells. The reader is exposed to basic concepts in modern biophysics, such as entropic forces, phase separation, potential of mean force, electron and proton transfer, heterogeneous reactions, coherent and incoherent energy transfer as well as molecular motors. Basic knowledge in classical and Quantum mechanics, electrostatics and statistical physics is desirable. Simplified models are presented which can be solved in limited cases analytically from the guiding lines to generate the basis for a fundamental understanding of the more complex biophysical systems. Chapters close with challenging problems whose solutions are provided at the end of the book to complete the pedagogical treatment in the book. To the second edition several new chapters were added. The medium polarization is treated self-consistently using basic elements of polaron theory and more advanced nonlinear Schrödinger equations to describe the dynamics of solvation. Ion transport through a membrane was extended by the discussion of cooperative effects. Intramolecular transitions are now discussed in the new edition in much more detail, including also radiationless transitions. Very recent developments in spectroscopy are included, especially two-dimensional and hole-burning spectroscopy. The discussion of charge transfer processes was extended by including recent results of hole transfer in DNA in connection with the super-exchange mechanism. The chapter on molecular motors was rewritten to include the most recent developments of new models. The book is a useful text for students and researchers wanting to go through the mathematical derivations in the theories presented. This book attracts a group of applied mathematically oriented students and scholars to the exciting field of molecular biophysics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Biochemical engineering.
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Topical Term Biological physics.
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Topical Term Biomathematics.
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Topical Term Biomedical engineering.
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Topical Term Biophysics.
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Topical Term Proteins.
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Topical Term Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.
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Topical Term Biochemical Engineering.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
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Topical Term Mathematical and Computational Biology.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Protein Science.
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Computational Biology
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Fischer, Sighart F,
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The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

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