Retrodictive derivation of the radical-ion-pair master equation and Monte Carlo simulation with single-molecule quantum trajectories.
Radical-ion-pair reactions, central in photosynthesis and the avian magnetic compass mechanism, have been recently shown to be a paradigm system for applying quantum information science in a biochemical setting. The fundamental quantum master equation describing radical-ion-pair reactions is still under debate. Here we use quantum retrodiction to formally refine the theory put forward in the paper by Kominis [I. K. Kominis, Phys. Rev. E 83, 056118 (2011)]. We also provide a rigorous analysis of the measure of singlet-triplet coherence required for deriving the radical-pair master equation. A Monte Carlo simulation with single-molecule quantum trajectories supports the self-consistency of our approach.
Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion 71103, Greece.
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Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion 71103, Greece.
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011789:Quantum Theory
D007477:Ions