Abstract
I will discuss the molecular physics underlying recent experimental observations of, and control over, chemical reactions at JILA. For these polar species, possible handles for control include the quantum statistics of the molecules, the temperature, applied electric fields, and confinement in reduced-dimensional geometry. These aspects of control are described remarkably well by simple theoretical ideas.
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