Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature?

Details Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature? Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature?

2009-11-05

arxiv.org/abs/0911.1097v1

Proceedings of the Royal Society A vol. 466, no. 2117, pp. 1347-1363 (May 2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

10 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables, submitted to the Proceedings of the Royal Society A

Scientific paper

10.1098/rspa.2009.0575

Mounting experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that coherent quantum effects play a role in the efficient transfer of an excitation from a chlorosome antenna to a reaction center in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein complex. However, it is conceivable that a satisfying alternate interpretation of the results is possible in terms of a classical theory. To address this possibility, we consider a class of classical theories satisfying the minimal postulates of macrorealism and frame Leggett-Garg-type tests that could rule them out. Our numerical simulations indicate that even in the presence of decoherence, several tests could exhibit the required violations of the Leggett-Garg inequality. Remarkably, some violations persist even at room temperature for our decoherence model.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Could light harvesting complexes exhibit non-classical effects at room temperature? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-418865