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Proceedings of the 240 Conference science's great challenges / edited by Aaron R. Dinner.
| Author/creator | 240 Conference |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2015] |
| Description | x, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dinner, Aaron R. (Aaron Reuven) |
| Other author/creator | Berry, R. Stephen, 1931- |
| Other author/creator | Rice, Stuart Alan, 1932-2024 |
| Other author/creator | Jortner, Joshua. |
| Series | Advances in chemical physics ; volume 157 |
| Contents | Part I: The emergence and breakdown of complexity. Features of complexity / Ronnie Kosloff -- Exploring quantum-classical boundary / Kenji Ohmori -- Transition from atoms to clusters to condensed matter / Julius Jellinek -- Free energies of staging a scenario and perpetual motion machines of the third kind / Peter Salamon [and five others] -- Finite-time thermodynamics tools to analyze dissipative processes / Karl Heinz Hoffmann, Bjarne Andresen and Peter Salamon -- New types of complexity in chemical kinetics: intersections, coincidences, and special symmetrical relationships / G.S. Yablonsky, D. Constales, and G.B. Marin -- Opportunities in the area of noise in biological reaction networks / Aaron R. Dinner -- Thermodynamic approach to chemical networks / G. Nicolis, C. Nicolis -- On the emergence of simple structures in complex phenomena: concepts and some numerical examples / Martin Quack -- The emergence of simplicity from complexity / John D. Weeks, John C. Tully -- Part II: Dynamics at extremes. On the way to a theory of solid state synthesis: issues and open questions / J. Christion Schon -- Beyond molecular conduction: optical and thermal effects in molecular junctions / Abraham Nitzan -- Thermal conductance at the interface between molecules / David M. Leitner -- Laser energy deposition in nanodroplets and nuclear fusion driven by coulomb explosion / Andreas Heidenreich -- Understanding ultraintense X-ray interactions with matter / Linda Young -- Time-dependent computational methods for matter under extreme conditions / Barry I. Schneider [and four others] -- Elementary excitations in ultracold finit systems / John Weiner -- Part III: Grand questions. On biomolecular homochirality as a quasi-fossil of the evolution of life / Martin Quack -- Origins of life / Sydney Leach. |
| Abstract | "Based on the '240' Conference held at the University of Chicago in September of 2012, this special volume of The Advances in Chemical Physics series celebrates scientific research contributions and careers of R. Stephen Berry, Stuart A. Rice and Joshua Jortner"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014032927 |
| ISBN | 9781118959596 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1118959590 (hardback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |