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Science 5 May 2000:
Vol. 288. no. 5467, pp. 824 - 828
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5467.824
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Review

Whither the Future of Controlling Quantum Phenomena?

Herschel Rabitz, 1 Regina de Vivie-Riedle, 2 Marcus Motzkus, 2 Karl Kompa 2

This review puts into perspective the present state and prospects for controlling quantum phenomena in atoms and molecules. The topics considered include the nature of physical and chemical control objectives, the development of possible quantum control rules of thumb, the theoretical design of controls and their laboratory realization, quantum learning and feedback control in the laboratory, bulk media influences, and the ability to utilize coherent quantum manipulation as a means for extracting microscopic information. The preview of the field presented here suggests that important advances in the control of molecules and the capability of learning about molecular interactions may be reached through the application of emerging theoretical concepts and laboratory technologies.

1 Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1009, USA.
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-85748 Garching, Germany.

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