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Excitons and Bose–Einstein condensation in living systems
Author(s) -
Mishra R. K.,
Bhaumik K.,
Mathur S. C.,
Mitra S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560160402
Subject(s) - bose–einstein condensate , dipole , exciton , boson , condensation , physics , field (mathematics) , binding energy , condensed matter physics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , mathematics , pure mathematics
The problems connected with the transformations of energy in the living systems are reviewed. Possibility of Bose–Einstein condensation by input of radiant energy over a critical level is considered as a route for overcoming the barriers of activation energy under the conditions of a pump and a thermalizing environment. Molecular force fields constitute the pump. Under our scheme excitons constitute the major fraction of bosons to so condense. Instantaneous dipoles of London theory are then examined as excitons. Lastly an energy packet from a quantized dipolar field is suggested rather than the concept of “conformons.” Questions of charge and of other modes of energy transfer are briefly discussed.