Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems

2007/04/01 by Gregory S. Engel, Tessa R. Calhoun, Elizabeth L. Read +6 · 1 voice · 23 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · Physics and Astronomy · #Photoreceptor and optogenetics research #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

paper · doi:10.1038/nature05678

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Discussions

• 2/3 Classical physics predicts rapid decoherence, yet Engel et al. (2007) found wavelike energy transfer persisting 660 fs at 77K in FMO complexes. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05678 [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]