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The radical pair mechanism is an important model that may provide a basis for biological magnetoreception. To account for the high orientation precision of the real avian compass, P. J. Hore et al. proposed an intriguing phenomenon called…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-11-12 Xiaoyu Chen , Haibin Liu , Jianming Cai

The magnetic sensing mechanism proposed to exist in avian eyes functions as a compass that detects the geomagnetic inclination aiding their migration. This mechanism is modeled by a quantum spin model known as the radical pair (RP) model.…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-03-13 Tokio Yoshida , Masaya Kunimi , Tetsuro Nikuni

The mechanism of avian navigation is an important question for global scientists. One of the most famous candidates is the radical pair mechanism (RPM), which shows that avian navigation is achieved by detecting the amount of products from…

Biological Physics · Physics 2023-01-02 Jia-Yi Wu , Xin-Yuan Hu , Hai-Yuan Zhu , Ru-Qiong Deng , Qing Ai

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

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

A quantum-based magnetic compass sensor, mediated through radical pair reactions, has been suggested to underlie the sensory ability of migrating birds to receive directional information from the geomagnetic field. Here we extend the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2013-09-26 Maria Procopio , Thorsten Ritz

Quantum sensing enables the ultimate precision attainable in parameter estimation. Circumstantial evidence suggests that certain organisms, most notably migratory songbirds, also harness quantum-enhanced magnetic field sensing via a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Luke D. Smith , Jonas Glatthard , Farhan T. Chowdhury , Daniel R. Kattnig

Magnetic measurement can be performed by various sensors, such as SQUID and Giant Magnetoresistance. This device can achieve high accuracy while losing efficiency and convenience. The model of biological magnetic sensing in avian proposes a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-25 Wei-Yin Chiang , Yuan-Chung Cheng , Min-Hsiu Hsieh

The radical-pair mechanism was introduced in the 1960's to explain anomalously large EPR and NMR signals in chemical reactions of organic molecules. It has evolved to the cornerstone of spin chemistry, the study of the effect electron and…

Biological Physics · Physics 2016-01-05 I. K. Kominis

Birds have a remarkable ability to obtain navigational information from the Earth's magnetic field. The primary detection mechanism of this compass sense is uncertain but appears to involve the quantum spin dynamics of radical pairs formed…

Biological Physics · Physics 2017-09-18 Daniel R. Kattnig , P. J. Hore

The radical-pair mechanism is understood to underlie the magnetic navigation capability of birds and possibly other species. Experiments with birds have provided indirect and in cases conflicting evidence on the actual existence of this…

Biological Physics · Physics 2016-07-28 K. Mouloudakis , I. K. Kominis

Radical pairs and the dynamics they undergo are prevalent in many chemical and biological systems. Specifically, it has been proposed that the radical pair mechanism results from a relatively strong hyperfine interaction with its intrinsic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-26 Amit Finkler , Durga Dasari

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

Magnetosensitive spin-correlated radical-pairs (SCRPs) offer a promising platform for noise-robust quantum metrology. However, unavoidable interradical interactions, such as electron-electron dipolar and exchange couplings, alongside…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Luke D. Smith , Farhan T. Chowdhury , Jonas Glatthard , Daniel R. Kattnig

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

Radical-ion pairs and their reactions have triggered the study of quantum effects in biological systems. This is because they exhibit a number of effects best understood within quantum information science, and at the same time are central…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-06 K. M. Vitalis , I. K. Kominis

In order to investigate whether the radical pair mechanism (RPM) can explain the effects of telecommunication frequency radiation on reactive oxygen species production, we modelled the effects of oscillating magnetic fields on radical pair…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-07-08 Owaiss Talbi , Hadi Zadeh-Haghighi , Christoph Simon

For the first time in history, humankind might conceivably begin to imagine itself as a multi-planetary species. This goal will entail technical innovation in a number of contexts, including that of healthcare. All life on Earth shares an…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-11-07 Betony Adams , Abbas Hassasfar , Ilya Sinayskiy , Alistair Nunn , Geoffrey Guy , Francesco Petruccione

Solid-state magnetometers like the Nitrogen-Vacancy center in diamond have been of paramount importance for the development of quantum sensing with nanoscale spatial resolution. The basic protocol is a Ramsey sequence, that imprints an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-04 Raúl Coto , Hossein T. Dinani , Ariel Norambuena , Mo Chen , Jerónimo R. Maze

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
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