What is life? : scientific approaches and philosophical positions

Contents: Introduction - What is "Nonadiabatic Transition"? Multidisciplinarity Historical Survey of Theoretical Studies Background Mathematics Basic Two-State Theory for Time-Independent Processes Basic Two-State Theory for Time-Dependent Processes Two-State Problems Effects of Dissipation and Fluctuation Multi-Channel Problems Multi-Dimensional Problems Complete Reflection and Bound States in the Continuum New Mechanism of Molecular Switching Control of Nonadiabatic Processes by an External Field Conclusions: Future Perspectives.