[ExI] DNA: quantum correlations?

Ross Evans ross.evans11 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 29 17:34:55 UTC 2010


On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 5:40 PM, scerir <scerir at libero.it> wrote:

> [scerir]
> >> http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25375/
> >>
> >> The relevance of continuous variable entanglement in DNA
> >> http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.4053
> >> Elisabeth Rieper, Janet Anders, Vlatko Vedral
> >> Abstract: We consider a chain of harmonic oscillators with dipole-dipole
> >> interaction between nearest neighbours resulting in a van der Waals type
> >> bonding. The binding energies between entangled and classically
> correlated
> >> states are compared. We apply our model to DNA. By comparing our model
> with
> >> numerical simulations we conclude that entanglement may play a crucial
> role
> >> in
> >> explaining the stability of the DNA double helix.
> >>
> >> [please notice that Vlatko Vedral is a real name in the field
> >> of quantish matters]
>
> [Ross]
> > Classical physics serves as a sufficient explanation for this stability,
> and
> > unless this trio can offer some serious experimental evidence, their
> > speculations serve no useful purpose.
>
> [scerir]
> http://quantummoxie.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/entanglement-and-dna/
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Where is the 'serious experimental evidence'?

Ross
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