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In artificial systems, quantum superposition and entanglement typically decay rapidly unless cryogenic temperatures are used. Could life have evolved to exploit such delicate phenomena? Certain migratory birds have the ability to sense very…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-13 Erik Gauger , Elisabeth Rieper , John J. L. Morton , Simon C. Benjamin , Vlatko Vedral

The chemical compass model, based on radical pair reactions, is a fascinating idea to explain avian magnetoreception. At present, questions concerning the key ingredients responsible for the high sensitivity of a chemical compass and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-04-12 Jianming Cai , Filippo Caruso , Martin B. Plenio

Contrary to the usual picture that decoherence destroys quantum properties and causes the quantum-to-classical transition, we argue that decoherence can also play a constructive role in driving quantum dynamics and amplifying its results to…

Biological Physics · Physics 2012-08-24 Markus Tiersch , Hans J. Briegel

We present the quantum limits to the magnetic sensitivity of a new kind of magnetometer based on biochemical reactions. Radical-ion-pair reactions, the biochemical system underlying the chemical compass, are shown to offer a new and unique…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 I. K. Kominis

The radical pair mechanism is one of two distinct mechanisms used to explain the navigation of birds in geomagnetic fields. However, little research has been done to explore the role of quantum entanglement in this mechanism. In this paper,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 James A. Pauls , Yiteng Zhang , Gennady P. Berman , Sabre Kais

The Radical Pair Mechanism can help to explain avian orientation and navigation. Some evidence indicates that the intensity of external magnetic fields plays an important role in avian navigation. In this paper, based on a two-stage…

Biological Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Yiteng Zhang , Gennady P. Berman , Sabre Kais

Quantum entanglement has now been demonstrated in several hadronic systems, revealing that non-classical spin correlations survive even through the strong-interaction hadronization process. To date, however, all studies have focused…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2025-08-19 Aihong Tang

The radical pair mechanism is one of the two main hypotheses to explain the navigability of animals in weak magnetic fields, enabling e.g. birds to see the Earth's magnetic field. It also plays an essential role in the field of spin…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-06-08 Jianming Cai , Gian Giacomo Guerreschi , Hans J. Briegel

It is hypothesised that the avian compass relies on spin dynamics in a recombining radical pair. Quantum coherence has been suggested as a resource to this process that nature may utilise to achieve increased compass sensitivity. To date,…

Biological Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 Luke D. Smith , Jean Deviers , Daniel R. Kattnig

In a recent Letter [Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 110502 (2012), arXiv:1204.6528], Bandyopadhyay, Paterek and Kaszlikowski report their analysis of spin coherence time in the radical pair involved in avian magnetoreception, concluding that is of…

Biological Physics · Physics 2013-05-02 Erik M. Gauger , Simon C. Benjamin

We review the spin radical pair mechanism which is a promising explanation of avian navigation. This mechanism is based on the dependence of product yields on (1) the hyperfine interaction involving electron spins and neighboring nuclear…

Biological Physics · Physics 2015-03-24 Yiteng Zhang , Gennady P. Berman , Sabre Kais

It is known that more than 50 species use the Earth's magnetic field for orientation and navigation. Intensive studies particularly behavior experiments with birds, provide support for a chemical compass based on magnetically sensitive free…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-12-10 Jianming Cai , Martin B. Plenio

Quantum entanglement, in the form of spin squeezing, is known to improve the sensitivity of atomic sensors to static or slowly varying fields. Sensing transient events presents a distinct challenge, requires different analysis tools, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-08 Julia Amoros-Binefa

Theoretical studies indicating the presence of long-lived coherence in the radical pair system have engendered questions about the utilitarian role of sustained coherence in the avian compass. In this manuscript, we investigate this for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-23 Rakshit Jain , Vishvendra Singh Poonia , Kasturi Saha , Dipankar Saha , Swaroop Ganguly

It is widely accepted that quantum entanglement between otherwise independent sensors can yield a measurement precision beyond that achievable when the same resources are employed without entanglement \cite{Helstrom1969, Holevo1973a,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-09 Liam P. McGuinness

Quantum entanglement has been used as an experimental tool to control the state of a quantum subsystem by measurements in its twin subsystem by Kwiat and Chiao 21 year ago, already, with entangled subsystems linked by an auxiliary classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-15 Artur Szczepanski

In this proceeding, we revisit the discussion presented in Ref. [Commun Phys 7, 373 (2024)], which examines the behavior of a quantum switch involving two arbitrary quantum operations when the control is exposed to environmental effects.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-18 Shahana Aziz , André H. A. Malavazi , Pedro R. Dieguez

The remote entanglement of two atomic quantum memories through photonic interactions is accompanied by atomic momentum recoil. When the interactions occur at different times, such as from the random emission over the lifetime of the atomic…

We discuss the generation of entanglement between electronic states of two atoms in a cavity using direct quantum feedback schemes. We compare the effects of different control Hamiltonians and detection processes in the performance of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. R. R. Carvalho , A. J. S. Reid , J. J. Hope
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