'Photosynthetic' Quantum Computers?
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Do quantum computers already exist in Nature? It is proposed that they do. Photosynthesis is one example in which a 'quantum computer' component may play a role in the 'classical' world of complex biological systems. A 'translation' of the standard metabolic description of the 'front-end' light harvesting complex in photosynthesis into the language of quantum computers is presented. Biological systems represent an untapped resource for thinking about the design and operation of hybrid quantum-classical computers and expanding our current conceptions of what defines a 'quantum computer' in Nature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0108087,
title = {'Photosynthetic' Quantum Computers?},
author = {Scott M. Hitchcock},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0108087},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages, no figures