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Long-range coherence and energy storage in biological systems.

Fröhlich, H.·1968·International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

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Abstract Biological systems are expected to have a branch of longitudinal electric modes in a frequency region between 10 11 and 10 12 sec −1 . They are based on the dipolar properties of cell membranes; of certain bonds recurring in giant molecules (such as H bonds) and possibly on pockets of non‐localized electrons. In Section 2 it is shown quit generally that if energy is supplied above a certain mean rate to such a branch, then a steady state will be reached in which a single mode of this branch is very strongly excited. The supplied energy is thus not completely thermalized but stored in a highly ordered fashion. This order expresses itself in long‐range phase correlations; the phenomenon has considerable similarity with the low‐temperature condensation of a Bose gas. General consequences and proposals of experiments are discussed in section 3.

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Authors
Fröhlich, H.
Affiliations
University of Liverpool (GB)
Corresponding author
Fröhlich, H.
Venue
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1968-09
Volume
2
Issue
5
Pages
641-649
ISSN
  • 0020-7608 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-461X
OpenAlex
W1566370426
Cited by
1,069
References
2
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Chemical and Physical Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Keywords
long-range coherence, energy storage, biological systems, hydrogen bonding, phase correlation, steady-state excitation

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