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Is there a field-theoretic explanation for precursor biopolymers?

Gerald Rosen1

  • 1Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere : the Journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life
|December 3, 2002
PubMed
Summary

A novel scalar field interaction may explain the origin of life's chirality. This could lead to precursor biopolymers forming in galactic halos and seeding planets.

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Area of Science:

  • Cosmology
  • Astrochemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry

Background:

  • The origin of homochirality in biomolecules remains a significant puzzle in science.
  • Cold dark matter scalar fields are theoretical components of the universe.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore a potential mechanism for the emergence of chirality in the early universe.
  • To link cold dark matter interactions to the formation of prebiotic molecules.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of a specific cold dark matter scalar field interaction.
  • Analysis of the interaction's effect on electron spin and quantum chemistry.

Main Results:

  • A Hu-Barkana-Gruzinov cold dark matter scalar field can induce a derivative interaction.

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  • This interaction aligns right-handed electrons, potentially creating chiral environments in galactic halos.
  • Such environments may foster the formation of precursor biopolymers on interstellar bodies.

    • Conclusions:

    • The proposed mechanism offers a potential pathway for extraterrestrial origins of chirality.
    • This chiral chemistry in galactic halos could explain the seeding of planets with life's precursors.
    • The transition to left-right symmetric chemistry on planets is also explained.