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Probing the Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Published on: May 27, 2018
[Quasi-periodic behavior of intermolecular interactions in water]
Abstract:
We investigated the dynamics of physical characteristics of water by applying various methods of molecular structural analysis: IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, microwave radiometry and NMR. It was established that the changes in the physical characteristics of water are subject to certain laws. In all experiments, the periods of oscillations of the measured values showed good similarity and reproducibility, regardless of the method of analysis. The values of these periods are as follows: 1-3, 5-9, 10-13, 14-18, 21-29, 30-39, 41-55 and ~60 minutes. The amplitudes of these oscillations vary up to 10%. Based on the two-structure water model the observed quasi-periodic intermolecular interactions can be associated with the dynamics of mutual transitions between local structural inhomogeneities of water. The observed periodic character of intermolecular interactions can presumably be linked to the change in the ratio between the spin isomers of water molecules. The article discusses the connections between variations of the physical properties of water and biorhythms.
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