Atom Tunneling Phenomena in Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics #36

by Tetsuo Miyazaki (Editor)

Topics include the theory of atom tunneling reactions, conclusive evidence and controlling factors for such reactions in solid hydrogen, tunneling dislocation motion, coherent tunneling diffusion, the production of interstellar molecules and semiconductors using tunneling reactions, the effect of atom tunneling on molecular structure and crystalline structure, the suppression of mutation and cancer by an atom tunneling reaction of vitamin C, and atom tunneling reactions of vitamin E and of enzymes.

375 pages, Hardcover

First published January 13, 2004

Reviews

[Joshua]

As someonw who is deeply interested in atomic tunneling, I enjoyed the perspective of this volume (although I could do without the "biology" and the "interstellar medium" chapters, which seemed both too technical and didn't really tell interesting stories regarding atom tunneling.

You won't learn how to calculate anything, but you will learn lots of neat applications and get a foot into the literature.