The Physics of Proteins: An Introduction to Biological Physics and Molecular Biophysics

Frauenfelder, Hans

ISBN 10: 1441910433 / ISBN 13: 9781441910431

Published by Springer Verlag, 2010

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448 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Physics of Proteins: An Introduction to Biological Physics and Molecular Biophysics
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441910433
• ISBN 13: 9781441910431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.95 kilograms

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Synopsis

Provides an introduction to the structure and function of biomolecules --- especially proteins --- and the physical tools used to investigate them

The discussion concentrates on physical tools and properties, emphasizing techniques that are contributing to new developments and avoiding those that are already well established and whose results have already been exploited fully

New tools appear regularly - synchrotron radiation, proton radiology, holography, optical tweezers, and muon radiography, for example, have all been used to open new areas of understanding

About the Author

A leader in physics research for more than half a century, Hans Frauenfelder spent 40 years as a professor and researcher at the University of Illinois before moving on to Los Alamos Laboratory, where he was the director of the Center for Nonlinear Studies and is now a Laboratory Fellow. Frauenfelder has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Academy Leopoldina and the American Philosophical Society. He also is the recipient of numerous prestigious scientific fellowships and honors.