Biophysics and Quantum Limitation of Photoreceptive Processes

This entry paper is an attempt to explain how the discrete nature of light (energy discreteness in the form of photons) constrains the light detection process all along the evolutionary path, in the not-fully-understood photoreceptive systems of unicellular microorganisms (nonimaging systems) and in...

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Main Authors: Laura Barsanti, Paolo Gualtieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Encyclopedia
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/4/1/3