Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception

Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception

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In this work we study a quantum mechanical model of magnetoreception in birds based on a pair of electrons undergoing coherent evolution. The magnetoreception arises because there is a different outcome depending on whether the electrons form a singlet or a triplet state, and a magnetic field can in...

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Main Author: Garcia Chavez, Miguel Angel
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42277
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-422772014-03-26T03:38:51Z Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception Garcia Chavez, Miguel Angel In this work we study a quantum mechanical model of magnetoreception in birds based on a pair of electrons undergoing coherent evolution. The magnetoreception arises because there is a different outcome depending on whether the electrons form a singlet or a triplet state, and a magnetic field can influence this configuration. We perform a variety of computational simulations on a simplified model of the above mechanism, with the purpose to study the effect of changing the different variables in which the process depends, ultimately to determine the plausibility of the mechanism. 2012-04-30T22:42:55Z 2012-04-30T22:42:55Z 2012 2012-04-30 2012-11 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42277 eng University of British Columbia
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description In this work we study a quantum mechanical model of magnetoreception in birds based on a pair of electrons undergoing coherent evolution. The magnetoreception arises because there is a different outcome depending on whether the electrons form a singlet or a triplet state, and a magnetic field can influence this configuration. We perform a variety of computational simulations on a simplified model of the above mechanism, with the purpose to study the effect of changing the different variables in which the process depends, ultimately to determine the plausibility of the mechanism.
author Garcia Chavez, Miguel Angel
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Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
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title Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
title_short Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
title_full Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
title_fullStr Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
title_full_unstemmed Computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
title_sort computational study of a quantum mechanical based model of magnetoreception
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