Horizons in World Physics. Volume 308

This volume includes ten chapters that describe recent advancements in physics research. Chapter One analyzes the molecular interaction of various types of radiation on biological matter. Chapter Two deals with supercontinuum generation using noise-like pulses from erbium-doped fiber lasers. Chapter Three examines new thermodynamic approaches to ferroelectric phase transitions. Chapter Four studies the gravitational noise from model helical structures in gelatin and chromosomes. Chapter Five describes the influence of nuclear DNA on mitochondrial DNA. Chapter Six presents the results obtained in two different problems in quantum information theory. Chapter Seven reviews hybrid quantum systems built with neutral atoms. Chapters Eight and Nine assesses the potential of successors and upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider. Finally, Chapter Ten provides measurement techniques for determining thermal conductivity on bulk samples and thin films.