The influence of symmetry on the electronic structure of the photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes from purple bacteria

Springer Series in Chemical Physics

Volumn 96, Issue , 2010, Pages 513-533

  Richter, Martin F ^a   Baier, Jürgen ^a   Cogdell, Richard J ^a   Oellerich, Silke ^a   Köhler, Jürgen ^a  

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EID: 78650201116     PISSN: 01726218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02597-6_26     Document Type: Article

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