Theoretical Molecular Biophysics

• Main Authors: Scherer, Philipp O.J (Author), Fischer, Sighart F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Biochemical engineering.; Proteins.; Biomathematics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Protein Science.; Biochemical Engineering.

This book gives an introduction to molecular biophysics. It starts from material properties at equilibrium related to polymers, dielectrics and membranes. Electronic spectra are developed for the understanding of elementary dynamic processes in photosynthesis including proton transfer and dynamics o...

Table of Contents:

• Statistical Mechanics of Biopolymers
• Protein Electrostatics and Solvation
• Reaction Kinetics
• Transport Processes
• Reaction Rate Theory
• Elementary Photophysics
• Elementary Photoinduced Processes
• Molecular Motor Models.