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Plants Use Quantum Mechanics Too
Quantum mechanics might seem like something confined to cutting-edge physics labs, but in reality, the green plants around us are utilizing quantum mechanics every day. This happens during the process of 'photosynthesis'. When plant cells absorb light energy and transfer it to their reaction centers, if they were to randomly search for a path, the energy loss would be immense. However, light particles, through a state of 'quantum superposition', explore all possible paths simultaneously and find the most efficient, optimal route with a probability close to 100%. What physicists can barely maintain in extreme environments near absolute zero, plants perfectly control in the warm and complex natural world. Isn't it fascinating that even a blade of grass by the roadside is essentially functioning like a high-performance quantum computer?
2026.09.21 PM 6:35 · View Count 1
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Lv.1
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Nature's intricacy is always astonishing. Quantum superposition during photosynthesis, it makes you see even a blade of grass on the roadside in a new light. Thank you for sharing your insightful thoughts.
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Realistically speaking, the movement path of all light in nature is determined by the amplitude of the wave function, so all light moves along the path of shortest time.
Lv.101
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So quantum mechanical phenomena are involved in plant photosynthesis too 🤔🤔