Indications of Optical Coherence in Biological Systems and Its Possible Significance

Li, K. H.; Popp, Fritz-Albert; Nagl, W.; Klima, H.

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“…The phenomenon of biophoton emission (BPE) refers to the occurrence of ultraweak light emission from biological matter, typically in association with reactive oxygen species formation and cellular metabolism (Apel & Hirt, 2004). Biophotons have been a major focus in the area of biophysics for a number of years (e.g., Li et al, 1983;Chang, 2008), and novel approaches to molecular biology have been revealed through the study of this mechanism (e.g., Isojima et al, 1995;Gourley et al, 2005). Subsequent experiments have suggested the plasma membrane of the cell as the most likely source .…”

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Cerebral Biophoton Emission as a Potential Factor in Non-Local Human-Machine Interaction

Caswell¹,

Dotta²,

Persinger

2013

Neuroquantology

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Subjects were instructed to employ intention to affect the direction of random number generation from a device located on their right side at 1 m distance. Biophoton emissions from the right hemisphere were recorded simultaneously. Significant increases (~3.5•10) in photon radiant flux density occurred when there were marked deviations from random variations suggesting that the correlative variable for intent was coupled to cerebral photon emission. Cross-spectral analyses indicated a significant coupling between photon density and deviation from random variation within the 6 mHz range. The estimated raw power over the most likely area of influence (10 -10 m 2 ) over the peak duration would be within the order of 10 -20 J. This quantum is associated with single action potentials and the difference in energy equivalents after Lorentz contraction between the electron's Compton wavelength and traditional particle width. The resulting ~1.5 µm wavelength for this energy, which matches Bohr's solution, is also within the width of the synapse. The moderately strong correlation between the strength of the coherence between the deviations during intention and the photon emission and the entropy within the temporal distribution of the "random" number variations in the mHz range suggests that a shared source with the earth's free background oscillations may be involved. Our results strongly indicate that photon-electron interactions between cerebral function and electronic devices that reflect "random" electron tunnelling may be more powerful than accommodated by classical physics and indicate the powerful role of a neuroquantological process.

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Persinger

2013

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“…As we saw, a Poisson distribution is indeed compatible with a coherent state, but also similar to other states of light. [123] Papers where authors were trying to prove that the hyperbolic decay of delayed luminescence is a "sufficient condition for coherence". They start from a harmonic oscillator [123,120].…”

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“…[123] Papers where authors were trying to prove that the hyperbolic decay of delayed luminescence is a "sufficient condition for coherence". They start from a harmonic oscillator [123,120]. There have been several conceptual and mathematical mistakes identified in these papers, see ref.…”

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“…Therefore, conclusions from the study of physical parameters of delayed luminescence cannot be directly used to prove parameters of autoluminescence. [123,120] Delayed luminescence in plants is usually interpreted as a consequence of the complex reactions involved in photosystem II [125]. Experimental delayed luminescence can then be reproduced using reasonable reaction constants [126].…”

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“…Without any justification, Popp and Li completely dismiss these general solutions and choose the very special µ(t) = −ω tan(ωt + µ 0 ), which corresponds to ω = 0. [123,120,127,128] Popp and Yan use the above mentioned special solution and try to get a coherent-state model of delayed luminescence. The solution of the problem does not satisfy them (it is not compatible with experiments) and the desired solution is achieved in the procedure which unfortunately involves several mathematical errors -see [124] for the detailed critical treatment.…”

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Biophotons, coherence and photocount statistics: A critical review

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Brouder

Nerudová

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Journal of Luminescence

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Biological samples continuously emit ultra-weak photon emission (UPE, or "biophotons") which stems from electronic excited states generated chemically during oxidative metabolism and stress. Thus, UPE can potentially serve as a method for noninvasive diagnostics of oxidative processes or, if discovered, also of other processes capable of electron excitation. While the fundamental generating mechanisms of UPE are fairly elucidated together with their approximate ranges of intensities and spectra, statistical properties of UPE is still a highly challenging topic. Here we review claims about nontrivial statistical properties of UPE, such as coherence and squeezed states of light. After introduction to the necessary theory, we categorize the experimental works of all authors to those with solid, conventional interpretation and those with unconventional and even speculative interpretation. The conclusion of our review is twofold; while the phenomenon of UPE from biological systems can be considered experimentally well established, no reliable evidence for the coherence or nonclassicality of UPE was actually achieved up to now. Furthermore, we propose perspective avenues in the research of statistical properties of biological UPE.

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Theoretical Physics and Biology

Fröhlich¹

1988

Biological Coherence and Response to External Stimuli

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Indications of Optical Coherence in Biological Systems and Its Possible Significance

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Cerebral Biophoton Emission as a Potential Factor in Non-Local Human-Machine Interaction

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