A Hypothesis about the Physical Nature of the Phenomenon of Life (A Contribution to the Discussion of the Paper by G.R. Ivanitskii 21st Century: What Is Life from the Perspective of Physics)

TL;DR

This paper hypothesizes that a macroscopic quantum state with an energy gap in cellular organic components underpins the phenomenon of life, suggesting experimental detection methods and estimating the band gap width.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hypothesis linking macroscopic quantum states to biological life, providing estimations and discussing experimental detection possibilities.

Findings

Estimated the width of the energy gap in cellular components.

Proposed methods for experimental detection of the quantum state.

Suggested a quantum basis for the phenomenon of life.

Abstract

A macroscopic quantum state that is characterized by an energy gap in the electronic spectrum and occurs in organic structural components of the cell is hypothesized to provide a basis for the phenomenon of life. The width of the band gap has been estimated. The possibility of detecting this energy gap in an experimental study is discussed.