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Biological electric fields and rate equations for biophotons

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Biophoton intensities depend upon the squared modulus of the electric field. Hence, we first make some general estimates about the inherent electric fields within various biosystems. Generally, these intensities do not follow a simple exponential decay law. After a brief discussion on the inapplicability of a linear rate equation that leads to strict exponential decay, we study other, nonlinear rate equations that have been successfully used for biosystems along with their physical origins when available.

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  1. Department of Physics and INFN, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    M. Alvermann & Y. N. Srivastava

  2. Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

    J. Swain & A. Widom

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Alvermann, M., Srivastava, Y.N., Swain, J. et al. Biological electric fields and rate equations for biophotons. Eur Biophys J 44, 165–170 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-015-1011-3

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