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In this paper, I will discuss various theoretical models for systems in which relaxation and coherent energy (or electron) transport occur simultaneously. In particular, I want to spend some time on the range of validity of certain models and approximations. I will do this by showing how unthoughtful applications of a model may lead to nonsense. Most of what I will say is known, so the paper will be more of a didactic exercise than a presentation of novel results.
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Silbey, R. (1990). Relaxation and Coherence in Simple Model Systems. In: Jortner, J., Pullman, B. (eds) Perspectives in Photosynthesis. The Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0489-7_13
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