9-13 July 2012
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Quantum effects in biological systems: An introduction

12 Jul 2012, 16:00
20m
IT 4-4

IT 4-4

Oral Presentation Track F - Applied Physics Biophysics

Speaker

Prof. Francesco Petruccione (South African Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing and Communication, School of Chemistry and Physics - Quantum Research Group,University of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus)

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Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

Recently, non-trivial quantum phenomena have been observed in biological systems. Notably, long-lived coherences in photosynthetic complexes have been reported. The aim of the talk is to briefly review some of these effects and to show how quantum mechanics, and in particular the theory of open quantum systems, can be applied to the description of quantum effects in biological systems.

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Primary author

Prof. Francesco Petruccione (South African Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing and Communication, School of Chemistry and Physics - Quantum Research Group,University of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus)

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