Quantum coherence in biological systems

By Seth Lloyd. 2011

308 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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.

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

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/edaf7dfa7201a08c10ffebc7adfe8485423cf6f3

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In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

1. David Jennings
2. Terry Rudolph
3. Matteo Lostaglio
4. Kamil Korzekwa
5. Sai Vinjanampathy
6. Janet Anders

In Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

1. David Jennings
2. Terry Rudolph
3. Matteo Lostaglio
4. Kamil Korzekwa

In Molecular Biology

1. David Jennings
2. Terry Rudolph
3. Matteo Lostaglio
4. Kamil Korzekwa

Citations in the corpus

• Description of quantum coherence in thermodynamic processes requires constraints beyond free energy (2014, background): “There is also increasing evidence for the role of quantum effects within biological systems 6–8 .”
• Quantum coherence, time-translation symmetry and thermodynamics (2014, background): “[21] S.”