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Quantum coherence in biological systems
Journal of Physics Conference Series · 2011 · Vol. 302 · pp. 012037–012037
Seth Lloyd✉(Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology)
Abstract
This paper reviews the role of quantum mechanics in biological systems, and shows how the interplay between coherence and decoherence can strongly enhance quantum transport in photosynthesis.
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchCoherence (philosophical gambling strategy)QuantumComputer sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanics
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