Tunneling, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986 Proceedings of the Nineteenth Jerusalem Symposium on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry Held in Jerusalem, Israel, May 5–8, 1986 Coll. Jerusalem Symposia, Vol. 19

Proceedings of the Nineteenth Jerusalem Symposium in Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry, held in Jerusalem, Israel, May 5-8, 1986

Tunneling and Dynamic Tunneling by an Algebraic Approach..- Uniform Quantization of Multidimensional Systems.- Mean-Field Approach to Vibrational Energy Levels and Tunneling Dynamics in Poly atomic Systems.- Conformational Changes on Excitation of MnO-4 Type d° Tetroxo Anions in Crystals.- The Jahn-Teller Effect in Isolated Molecules: from the Dynamical Effects Occuring for Small Barriers to Typical Tunneling in Deeply Distorted Configurations.- Simplified Path Integral Treatment of Tunnelling.- Tunneling — Quantum Restoration of Classically Broken Symmetries.- Reaction Paths and Surfaces for Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions in Polyatomic Molecules.- Optical Studies of Proton Transfer Processes at Low Temperatures in Hydrogen Bonded Molecular Crystals.- Hydrogen Tunneling in Chemical Reactions. Comparison of the Golden-Rule Approach with Transition-State Theory.- Tunneling Mediated by Heavy Large Amplitude Motion.- Some Practical Aspects of Tunneling in Unimolecular Reactions.- The Role of Dissipation in Quantum Tunneling.- Transition State Theory for Tunneling in Dissipative Systems.- Quantum Dynamical Simulations of Tunneling Systems.- Activated Hydrogen Atom Tunneling Reactions in Solution.- The Quantum Kramers’ Problem in the Underdamped Limit.- Relaxation Processes in Glasses at Low Temperature.- Coherent Voltage Oscillations in Ultra-Small Capacitance Structures.- Surface States of Electrons on Alkali-Halide Clusters.- The Chemisorbed State of Hydrogen on a Metal Surface Studied via Quantum Path Integral Molecular Dynamics Simulations.- Tunneling in Surface Diffusion.- Low Temperature Atom Diffusion on Surfaces: Tunneling and Energy Band Structure.- Ab Initio Models for Electron Tunnelling Between Transition Metal Complexes.- Electron Transfer Between SelfTrapped (Solitary) States.- Role of Steric Repulsions in the Electron Transfer Between Ferrous and Ferric Ions in Water.- Role of Intramolecular Bridges on Electron Transfer in Donor/Acceptor Systems.- Environmental Modulation of the Electronic Factor in Electron Transfer Rate Theory, and Implications for the Primary Steps in Bacterial Photosynthesis.- Does Cytochrome Oxidation in Bacterial Photosynthesis Manifest Tunneling Effects ?.- What can be learned from Low Temperature Reactivity on Room Temperature Rebinding Kinetics of Heme Proteins ?.- Model Studies of Protein Dynamics. The Role of Potential Energy Surface. Friction and Entropy.- Structural Disorder in Myoglobin at Low Temperatures.- Two-Level Systems in Proteins: Thermodynamic and Dynamic Effects.- Resonance Tunneling and Its Applications.- Index of Subjects.