Charge Transfer, Symmetry and Dissipation
Abstract
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We study charge transfer between donor-acceptor molecules subject to a mirror symmetry constraint in the presence of a dissipative environment. The symmetry requirement leads to the breakdown of the standard single reaction coordinate description, and to a new charge transfer theory, in the limit of low temperature, based on two independent reaction coordinates of equal relevance. We discuss implications of these results to charge transfer in DNA.
4 pages, 1 figure
4 pages, 1 figure