How quantum is radical pair magnetoreception?

Abstract

Semiclassical methods cannot accurately simulate magnetic field effects relevant to avian magnetoreception, which may therefore deserve the label “quantum biology”.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1039/c9fd00049f

Entities

People

  • David Manolopoulos
  • Lachlan P Lindoy
  • Peter Hore
  • Thomas P Fay

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Oxford
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing