Quantum entanglement between the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA

Details Quantum entanglement between the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA Quantum entanglement between the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA

2010-06-21

arxiv.org/abs/1006.4053v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

7 pages, 4 figures, extended version

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We model the electron clouds of nucleic acids in DNA as a chain of coupled quantum harmonic oscillators with dipole-dipole interaction between nearest neighbours resulting in a van der Waals type bonding. Crucial parameters in our model are the distances between the acids and the coupling between them, which we estimate from numerical simulations [1]. We show that for realistic parameters nearest neighbour entanglement is present even at room temperature. We quantify the amount of entanglement in terms of negativity and single base von Neumann entropy. We find that the strength of the single base von Neumann entropy depends on the neighbouring sites, thus questioning the notion of treating single bases as logically independent units. We derive an analytical expression for the binding energy of the coupled chain in terms of entanglement and show the connection between entanglement and correlation energy, a quantity commonly used in quantum chemistry.

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