Physical chemistry - Quantum mechanics for plants

被引:107
作者
Fleming, GR [1 ]
Scholes, GD
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Dept Chem, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Chem, Lash Miller Chem Labs, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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D O I
10.1038/431256a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
To what extent do photosynthetic organisms use quantum mechanics to optimize the capture and distribution of light? Answers are emerging from the examination of energy transfer at the submolecular scale.
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页码:256 / 257
页数:2
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