Can the Stark-Einstein law resolve the measurement problem from an animate perspective?

TL;DR

This paper explores how the Stark-Einstein law applied to retinal molecules might offer a natural solution to the quantum measurement problem from an animate perspective, suggesting a transition from linear to nonlinear dynamics.

Contribution

It proposes a novel interpretation of the Stark-Einstein law as a boundary that addresses the measurement problem in biological systems, contrasting with traditional inanimate models.

Findings

Identifies a potential nonlinear boundary in retinal molecules

Suggests empirical tests for the theory in the near future

Provides a new perspective on the measurement problem from an animate viewpoint

Abstract

Analysis of the Stark-Einstein law as it applies to the retinal molecule, which is part of the rhodopsin molecule within the rod cells of the retina, reveals that it may provide the solution to the measurement problem from an animate perspective. That it represents a natural boundary where the Schroedinger equation or wave function automatically goes from linear to nonlinear while remaining in a deterministic state. It will be possible in the near future to subject this theory to empirical tests as has been previously proposed. This analysis provides a contrast to the many decades well studied and debated inanimate measurement problem and would represent an addition to the Stark-Einstein law involving information carried by the photon.