BIOPHYSICS Green quantum computers

被引：18

作者：

Scholes, Gregory D. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Chem, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

[2] Univ Toronto, Ctr Quantum Informat & Quantum Control, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

来源：

NATURE PHYSICS | 2010年 / 6卷 / 06期

关键词：

ENERGY-TRANSFER; COHERENCE; TEMPERATURE; SYSTEMS;

D O I：

10.1038/nphys1693

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

In photosynthesis, the Sun's energy is harvested and converted into biomass, greening the planet. Evidence is growing that quantum mechanics plays a part in that process. But exactly how, and why, remains to be explored.

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页码：402 / 403

页数：3

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