Ion parametric resonance: resolving the signal-to-noise-ratio paradox.
Lednev's (1991) "possible mechanisms for the influence of weak magnetic fields on biological system" involved two parallel magnetic fields, one constant and one oscillatory in the ELF (extremely low-frequency) range. The suggested ion resonances (IPR) were termed "impossible" by Adair (1992, 1997, 1998) even after they were demonstrated in a rat-nerve (PC-12) cell culture by Blackman et al. (1994). The "signal-to-noise-ratio" paradox (introduced by the author) is resolved by taking account of the coherent absorption of the ELF energy and showing how the energy of several trillion ELF photons can free a single ion from its trap on the surface of a cell of the culture.
Machlup
Stefan
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Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. sxm9@po.cwru.edu
D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D007477:Ions / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011829:Radiation Dosage
D007477:Ions