QBP2: Quantum coherence and photosynthesis
If we describe particles by wave function; a mathematical representation of the quantum state of a system, probabilistic interpretation of wave function can explain various quantum effects, and as long as there exsits a definite phase relation between different states, the system is coherent. "Coherence or decoherence represents a very fast process for macroscopic objects, Since these are interacting with many microscopic objects, with an enormous number of degrees of freedom. The decoherence time relies on the short-time behaviour of the fidelity between the initial and the time dependent state." Different types of quantum processes that operate at the same time scale can interact strongly either to assist or to impede one another. Evolved biological systems exhibit the quantum Goldilocks effects (choose the most suitable, like the tale), natural selection pushes together time scales to allow quantum processes to help each other. In photosynthetic enargy transfer, the