Universality And Diversity In Science: Festschrift In Honor Of Naseem K Rahman's 60th Birthday Festschrift in Honor of Naseem K Rahman's 60th Birthday

This festschrift collects contributions from renowned experts in atomic and molecular physics, chemistry, and related fields dedicated to Professor Dr Naseem K Rahman on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The book includes topics at the forefront of research in these fields and captures insights of experts rarely found in other publications. Most of all, it reflects Rahman's wide interests in physics, chemistry and the life sciences. This book has been selected for coverage in:. CC / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences. Index to Scientific Book Contents® (ISBC). Contents: The Simple Rahman's The Simple Rahman's theory / P. Agostini -- Supersymmetry in molecular time-dependent quantum mechanics / A.D. Bandrauk -- Atomic dynamics with chirped ultra-short intense laser pulse / K. Batra [und weitere] -- Wormhole core, extra dimensions, and physical universe / A.L. Choudhury -- The Maximum entropy principle in the treatment of structural data from liquid crystal NMR spectroscopy / G. Cinacchi and C.A. Veracini -- Cause-effect relationships concerning period-doubling bifurcations: step-by-step analysis of a complex system / C. Dejak -- Harmonic generation by a simple degenerate three-level atom / E. Fiordilino, G. Orlando and M.H. Mittleman -- Laser physics and the brain: are there analogies? / H. Haken -- Laser control of molecular processes by weak fields / A. Lami and F. Santoro -- Confined electron assemblies in intense electric and magnetic fields and a generalization of Emden's equation / N.H. March -- The Complex picture of statistics, relativity, and geometrical scaling suggested by polymers and polymer solutions / S.A. Mezzasalma -- The role of the zwitterionic chromophore in the photophysics of Green Fluorescent Proteins / R. Nifosi, V. Tozzini and F. Beltram -- Quantum effects in the collective light scattering from a Bose-Einstein condensate / N. Piovella -- Facts and fallacies in strong-field physics / H.R. Reiss Confined Electron Assemblies in Intense Electric and Magnetic Fields and a Generalization of Emden's Equation1. Background and Outline; 2. Uniform and Confined Electron Assemblies in Electric Fields of Arbitrary Strength; 3. Atomic Ions in Intense Magnetic Fields; 4. Summary Plus Possible Directions for Further Study; References; The Complex Picture of Statistics Relativity and Geometrical Scaling Suggested by Polymers and Polymer Solutions; 1. Introduction; 2. Brownian Relativity; 3. Scaling Laws for Geometry; 4. Extended Proper Time for Kinematics Diffusion and Geometry 5. A Brownian Aether Concept6. Conclusions; References; The Role of the Zwitterionic Chromophore in the Photophysics of Green Fluorescent Proteins; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Structure of the zwitterionic state from MD simulations; 4. Proton transfer; 5. Conclusions; References; Quantum Effects in the Collective Light Scattering from a Bose-Einstein Condensate; 1. Introduction; 2. Classical and quantum models of CARL; 3. Analytical results; 4. Numerical results; 5. Conclusions; References; Facts and Fallacies in Strong-Field Physics; 1. Introduction Harmonic Generation by a Simple Degenerate Three-Level Atom1 Introduction; 2 Three level degenerate atom; 3 Two level atom in general; 4 Analytical treatment; 5 Conclusions; References; Laser Physics and the Brain: Are There Analogies?; 1. The Laser Phase Transition Analogy; 2. Does the Brain Undergo Phase Transitions?; References; Laser Control of Molecular Processes by Weak Fields; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory; 3. Two-pulse charge-transfer in nearly symmetric donor-acceptor systems; 4. Light absorption from the B850 ring of chromophores; References 6 The decelerating parameter of the real world7 Concluding remarks; 8 References; The Maximum Entropy Principle in the Treatment of Structural Data from Liquid Crystal NMR Spectroscopy; 1. Introduction; 2. General theoretical background and mean field models; 3. The Maximum Entropy method; 4. Summary and Outlook; References; Cause-Effect Relationships Concerning Period-Doubling Bifurcations: Step-by-Step Analysis of a Complex System; 1. Introduction; 2. Problem Setting; 3. Methods; 4. Results and Discussion; 5. Conclusion; References Lecture notes from a Summer School on Quantum Probability held at the University of Grenoble are collected in these two volumes of the QP-PQ series. The articles have been refereed and extensively revised for publication. It is hoped that both current and future students of quantum probability will be engaged, informed and inspired by the contents of these two volumes. An extensive bibliography containing the references from all the lectures is included in Volume 12 Naseem K Rahman 61st birthday coincides with the 25th anniversary of what is usually considered as the first publication on ATl, although neither the title nor the paper itself mentions an acronym which appeared only a few years later. 2. Research in Spatial and Temporal Isolation