Quantum Physics and Life
How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us
1st Edition
Published on 23. December 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-981-4968-28-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book reveals glimpses of how the quantum physics of atoms and molecules influences, and even controls, the way our cells function and how we and our fellow animals interact with our environment. Simply put, how birds fly and why grass grows.
Certainly, biochemistry and molecular biology are the foundations for the biology of living cells, but there is more-quantum coherence and entanglement influencing the functioning of proteins and enzymes, and strictly speaking, without the quantum phenomena we wouldn't even be here.
In the end, however, this book is based on the solid ground of science, presenting the many fascinating phenomena of how quantum physics makes life possible without any unwarranted mystification.
Certainly, biochemistry and molecular biology are the foundations for the biology of living cells, but there is more-quantum coherence and entanglement influencing the functioning of proteins and enzymes, and strictly speaking, without the quantum phenomena we wouldn't even be here.
In the end, however, this book is based on the solid ground of science, presenting the many fascinating phenomena of how quantum physics makes life possible without any unwarranted mystification.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Illustrations
1 farbige Abbildung, 1 farbige Zeichnung, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, color; 1 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4968-28-7 (9789814968287)
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Ingemar Ernberg | Goeran Johansson | Tomas Lindblad
Quantum Physics and Life
How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us
Book
02/2024
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Ingemar Ernberg | Goeran Johansson | Tomas Lindblad
Quantum Physics and Life
How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us
E-Book
12/2022
1st Edition
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd
€60.99
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Ingemar Ernberg | Goeran Johansson | Tomas Lindblad
Quantum Physics and Life
How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us
E-Book
12/2022
1st Edition
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd
€60.99
Available for download
Persons
Ingemar Ernberg is a professor at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, doing research on cancer and cell biology. Since more than 15 years, he is leading a popular lecture series on "What is life? The future of biology."
Goeran Johansson is a professor of applied quantum physics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He is currently active in the WACQT quantum computer project.
Tomas Lindblad is a Swedish science journalist, publishing his work with Sveriges Radio, the National Swedish Public Service radio company, and several other outlets.
Joar Svanvik is a professor emeritus of surgery at Linkoeping University. He has practiced surgery in Sweden at the University of California San Francisco, in Kenya, and as a shipboard doctor in Antarctica. Currently, he is active at the Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Goeran Wendin is a professor of theoretical physics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has coordinated seven major EU projects on neuromorphic and quantum computing and is engaged in current and future Swedish and EU quantum computer missions.
Goeran Johansson is a professor of applied quantum physics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He is currently active in the WACQT quantum computer project.
Tomas Lindblad is a Swedish science journalist, publishing his work with Sveriges Radio, the National Swedish Public Service radio company, and several other outlets.
Joar Svanvik is a professor emeritus of surgery at Linkoeping University. He has practiced surgery in Sweden at the University of California San Francisco, in Kenya, and as a shipboard doctor in Antarctica. Currently, he is active at the Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Goeran Wendin is a professor of theoretical physics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has coordinated seven major EU projects on neuromorphic and quantum computing and is engaged in current and future Swedish and EU quantum computer missions.
Content
1. Life and Quantum Physics 2. Our World Is Just a Small Part of the Whole 3. The Gecko and Life Upside Down 4. The Quantized World 5. Evolution: About the Origin of Life 6. From the Big Bang to Black Holes 7. As Time Goes By: The Arrow of Time 8. The Art of Finding Your Way Back Home 9. The Vision in New Light 10. Photosynthesis and the Golf Putt 11. The Respiratory Chain Sustains Our Lives 12. A Sense of Smell 13. DNA Repair: A Matter of Survival and Development 14. Quantum Physics in Diagnostics and Therapy 15. Not More Mysterious Than Necessary 16. Consciousness: The Greatest Mystery 17. A Glance at the Future of Quantum and Life