Proceedings of the 240 Conference

<p>Based on the ‘240’ Conference held at the University of Chicago in September of 2012, this special volume of <b><i>The Advances in Chemical Physics</i></b> series celebrates scientific research contributions and careers of R. Stephen Berry, Stuart A. Rice and Joshua Jortner. In addition to continuing the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in the discipline, <b>Volume 157 </b>explores the following topics:<b><br /> <br /> </b> The Emergence and Breakdown of Complexity<br /> <br /> Dynamics at Extremes<br /> <br /> Grand Questions Regarding Biomolecular Homochirality in the Origin and Evolution of Life<br /> <br /> The book:<br /> <br /> </p> <ul> <li>celebrates the scientific research contributions and careers of R. Stephen Berry, Stuart A. Rice and Joshua Jortner</li> <li>contributes to the only series available that presents the cutting edge of research in chemical physics</li> <li>includes contributions from experts in this field of research</li> <li>structured with an editorial framework that makes the book an excellent supplement to an advanced graduate class in physical chemistry or chemical physics</li> </ul>