PROTON DELOCALIZATION AND THERMALLY ACTIVATED QUANTUM CORRELATIONS IN WATER - COMPLEX SCALING AND NEW EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

Recently we applied, for the first time, the general theory of dilation analyticity (or: Complex Scaling Method, CSM) to quantum statistics of nonequilibrium. A novel kind of (universal) coherence was revealed from first quantum theoretical principles. The corresponding irreducible structures we called coherent-dissipative structures, since they represent a short-lived and spatially restricted cooperative phenomenon. The crucial points of the theory are stressed. Similarities as well as differences with (i) the BCS-states of superconductivity, (ii) the dissipative structures of the Brussels school, and (iii) Yang's concept of ODLRO are mentioned. Very recently the general theory was applied to different dynamical processes in amorphous condensed matter, and specific and quantitative predictions were made. In connection with current work, we discuss here in some detail two new predicted effects concerning protonic delocalization in water (and other materials) and proper experiments to test them. These effects are: (1) a novel relation between proton transfer rates and proton mobility in water; (2) an anomalous decrease of proton mobility in H2O/D2O mixtures. Both effects are shown to contradict the predictions of all thus far existing theories or models. Current experimental results verify undoubtedly our theoretical predictions.