scholarly journals Resonant tunneling in natural photosynthetic systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kit M Gerodias ◽  
Maria Victoria Carpio Bernido ◽  
Christopher Casenas Bernido
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Effective Mass ◽  
Quantum Entanglement ◽  
Resonant Tunneling ◽  
Quantum Coherence ◽  
Geometrical Structure ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Internal Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Outstanding Problem

Abstract The high internal quantum efficiency observed in higher plants remains an outstanding problem in understanding photosynthesis. Several approaches such as quantum entanglement and quantum coherence have been explored. However, none has yet drawn an analogy between superlattices and the geometrical structure of granal thylakoids in leaves. In this paper, we calculate the transmission coefficients and perform numerical simulations using the parameters relevant to a stack of thylakoid discs. We then show that quantum resonant tunneling can occur at low effective mass of particles for 680 nm and 700 nm incident wavelengths corresponding to energies at which photosynthesis occurs.

scholarly journals Quantum Information in Neural Systems

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 773
Author(s):  
Danko D. Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Entanglement ◽  
Quantum Coherence ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Quantum Evolution ◽  
Einstein Relation ◽  
Schmidt Decomposition ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Individual

Identifying the physiological processes in the central nervous system that underlie our conscious experiences has been at the forefront of cognitive neuroscience. While the principles of classical physics were long found to be unaccommodating for a causally effective consciousness, the inherent indeterminism of quantum physics, together with its characteristic dichotomy between quantum states and quantum observables, provides a fertile ground for the physical modeling of consciousness. Here, we utilize the Schrödinger equation, together with the Planck–Einstein relation between energy and frequency, in order to determine the appropriate quantum dynamical timescale of conscious processes. Furthermore, with the help of a simple two-qubit toy model we illustrate the importance of non-zero interaction Hamiltonian for the generation of quantum entanglement and manifestation of observable correlations between different measurement outcomes. Employing a quantitative measure of entanglement based on Schmidt decomposition, we show that quantum evolution governed only by internal Hamiltonians for the individual quantum subsystems preserves quantum coherence of separable initial quantum states, but eliminates the possibility of any interaction and quantum entanglement. The presence of non-zero interaction Hamiltonian, however, allows for decoherence of the individual quantum subsystems along with their mutual interaction and quantum entanglement. The presented results show that quantum coherence of individual subsystems cannot be used for cognitive binding because it is a physical mechanism that leads to separability and non-interaction. In contrast, quantum interactions with their associated decoherence of individual subsystems are instrumental for dynamical changes in the quantum entanglement of the composite quantum state vector and manifested correlations of different observable outcomes. Thus, fast decoherence timescales could assist cognitive binding through quantum entanglement across extensive neural networks in the brain cortex.

scholarly journals Transverse Patterns in the Bistable Resonant Tunneling Systems Under Ballistic Lateral Transport

VLSI Design ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 481-487
Author(s):  
V. A. Kochelap ◽  
B. A. Glavin ◽  
V. V. Mitin
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Theoretical Investigation ◽  
Resonant Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Current ◽  
Small Region ◽  
Variational Procedure ◽  
Lateral Transport ◽  
Double Barrier ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Bistability Region

We report the theoretical investigation of the phenomenon of the formation of patterns transverse to the tunneling current in resonant tunneling double-barrier heterostructures in the case of wide range of bistable voltages. In contrast to the case of the patterns in the structures with small region of bistability, for pronounced bistability electron lateral transport is strongly nonlocal. We performed numerical simulations of the stationary and mobile patterns using special variational procedure. Our results revealed that though the possible types of patterns remains the same as for the structures with small bistability region, their characteristics are modified considerably.

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