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SUMMARY:The Quantum Dynamics of Chiral and Achiral Molecules: From High Re
 solution Spectroscopy Towards Fundamental Symmetries and Asymmetries
DTSTART:20170928T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T211246Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Martin Quack  ETHZ\nSymmetry and asymmetry are concepts
 \, which are used in a wide range of contexts\, from the  fundamental sci
 ences\, mathematics\, physics\, chemistry and biology to the arts\, music 
 and architecture [1]. We shall start with an introductory outline of how s
 ymmetries can be applied to the understanding of  the time scales in fund
 amental kinetic primary processes. We then briefly discuss our approach to
  derive molecular quantum dynamics from high resolution spectroscopy. We s
 hall present some selected examples from our recent research including res
 ults on intramolecular energy flow\, molecular tunneling and tunneling swi
 tching phenomena as well as a report on current progress towards the obser
 vation of the theoretically predicted\, new process of parity change with 
 time in isolated chiral molecules\, which connects the principles of high 
 energy physics with molecular chemical kinetics and potentially the evolut
 ion of biomolecular homochirality. For background reading and some recent 
 results see [1-10].
LOCATION:BCH 2201 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%202201
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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