Quantum mechanical phenomena such as coherence, spin dynamics, and tunneling have been observed in biological, electrochemical, polymeric, and many other condensed phase processes. This paper summarizes the diverse contributions to the Faraday Discussion on quantum effects in complex systems. Various processes exhibiting quantum mechanical behavior were examined using advanced spectroscopic and theoretical methods. An emerging theme was the critical importance of feedback between experiment and theory, particularly in the form of experimental testing of theoretical predictions.

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复杂系统中的量子效应：概述。

在生物，电化学，聚合和许多其他凝聚相过程中，已经观察到诸如相干，自旋动力学和隧穿之类的量子力学现象。本文总结了有关法拉第讨论中复杂系统量子效应的各种贡献。使用先进的光谱和理论方法检查了表现出量子力学行为的各种过程。一个新兴的主题是实验与理论之间的反馈至关重要，特别是以理论预测的实验测试的形式。