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. In addition to continuing the chemical
physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations
of advances in the discipline, Volume 157 explores
the following topics:
The Emergence and Breakdown of Complexity
Dynamics at Extremes
Grand Questions Regarding Biomolecular Homochirality in the Origin
and Evolution of Life
The book:
* celebrates the scientific research contributions and
careers of R. Stephen Berry, Stuart A. Rice and Joshua Jortner
* contributes to the only series available that presents the
cutting edge of research in chemical physics
* includes contributions from experts in this field of
research
* structured with an editorial framework that makes the book an
excellent supplement to an advanced graduate class in physical
chemistry or chemical physics
Table of Content
Part I The Emergence and Breakdown of Complexity
Features of Complexity 3
by Ronnie Kosloff
Exploring Quantum-Classical Boundary 19
by Kenji Ohmori
Transition from Atoms to Clusters to Condensed Matter 25
by Julius Jellinek
Free Energies of Staging a Scenario and Perpetual Motion Machines of the Third Kind 43
by Peter Salamon, Bjarne Andresen, Karl Heinz Hoffmann, James D. Nulton, Anca M. Segall, and Forest L. Rohwer
Finite-Time Thermodynamics Tools to Analyze Dissipative Processes 57
by Karl Heinz Hoffmann, Bjarne Andresen, and Peter Salamon
New Types of Complexity in Chemical Kinetics: Intersections, Coincidences, and Special Symmetrical Relationships 69
by G. S. Yablonsky, D. Constales, and G. B. Marin
Opportunities in the Area of Noise in Biological Reaction Networks 75
by Aaron R. Dinner
Thermodynamic Approach to Chemical Networks 85
by G. Nicolis and C. Nicolis
On the Emergence of Simple Structures in Complex Phenomena: Concepts and Some Numerical Examples 97
by Martin Quack
The Emergence of Simplicity from Complexity 119
by John D. Weeks and John C. Tully
Part II Dynamics at Extremes
On the Way to a Theory of Solid State Synthesis: Issues and Open Questions 125
by J. Christian Schön
Beyond Molecular Conduction: Optical and Thermal Effects in Molecular Junctions 135
by Abraham Nitzan
Thermal Conductance at the Interface Between Molecules 159
by David M. Leitner
Laser Energy Deposition in Nanodroplets and Nuclear Fusion Driven by Coulomb Explosion 165
by Andreas Heidenreich
Understanding Ultraintense x-ray Interactions with Matter 183
by Linda Young
Time-Dependent Computational Methods for Matter Under Extreme Conditions 195
by Barry I. Schneider, Klaus R. Bartschat, Xiaoxu Guan, David Feder, and Lee A. Collins
Elementary Excitations in Ultracold Finite Systems 215
by John Weiner
Part III Grand Questions
On Biomolecular Homochirality as a Quasi-Fossil of the Evolution of Life 249
by Martin Quack
Origins of Life 293
by Sydney Leach
Author Index 315
Subject Index 343
About the author
AARON R. DINNER received his bachelor’s degree and
doctorate from Harvard University, after which he conducted
postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford and the
University of California, Berkeley. He joined the faculty at The
University of Chicago in 2003.
STUART A. RICE received his master’s degree and
doctorate from Harvard University and was a junior fellow at
Harvard for two years before joining the faculty of The University
of Chicago in 1957, where he is currently the Frank P. Hixon
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus.
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