Spin boson models for quantum decoherence of electronic excitations of biomolecules and quantum dots in a solvent

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1735-1746

  Gilmore, Joel ^a   McKenzie, Ross H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHROMOPHORES; COHERENT LIGHT; COPPER; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

BIOMOLECULES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); QUANTUM DECOHERENCE; SPIN BOSON MODELS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 15744393895     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/10/028     Document Type: Article

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