Quantum entanglement in photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes

By Mohan Sarovar, Akihito Ishizaki, Graham R. Fleming, K. Birgitta Whaley. 2009

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Recently, coherent quantum beating has been observed in photosynthetic complexes. Theoretical work now shows how quantum correlations in biological systems can be quantified, and establishes that quantum entanglement exists in light-harvesting complexes, even at physiological temperatures.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology

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