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Evanescent (tunneling) photon and cellular "vision'

M Jibu¹, K Yasue, S Hagan

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Resusitology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.

|January 1, 1997

Summary

Cells exhibit a basic form of "vision" by detecting infrared light. This phenomenon is explained by quantum mechanics, where ordered water acts as an optical device, receiving signals via evanescent photons.

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Area of Science:

Quantum physics
Cell biology
Biophysics

Background:

Albrecht-Buehler observed Swiss 3T3 cells moving towards infrared light spots.
This suggested cells possess a rudimentary form of long-range signal processing.
The mechanism behind this cellular
vision
remained unexplained.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a theoretical quantum mechanical explanation for cellular
vision
using the electromagnetic field and water.
To elucidate the role of ordered water in cellular signal reception.
To propose a definition of life based on cellular water structures.

Main Methods:

Quantum theoretical framework of the electromagnetic field and water.
Analysis of the interaction between water molecule dipole fields and the quantized electromagnetic field.
Modeling the dynamically ordered water region as a nonlinear coherent optical device.

Main Results:

A dynamically ordered water region around cells (up to 50 microns) functions as a nonlinear optical device.
Cells receive electromagnetic signals from light spots via evanescent photons (soft polaritons) tunneling through this water region.
Cellular
vision
is mediated by evanescent photons, unlike animal vision which uses normal photons.

Conclusions:

The study presents a quantum mechanical model for cellular
vision
based on evanescent photon reception.
The dynamically ordered water region acts as a crucial interface for cellular perception.
The formation of a boson condensate of evanescent photons in ordered water is proposed as a potential definition of life.

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