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Biofilm quantum coherence (QCM)
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Biofilm Quantum Coherence (QCM) is the ATH metric — the Quantum Coherence Modifier — for the degree of coherent energy transfer within a mature phototrophic biofilm. Modelled on the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex and the Lindblad master equation for open quantum systems, it posits that dense, pigmented Stage-3 biofilms can sustain quantum-coherent excitonic transfer: where the coherence time exceeds roughly 300 femtoseconds, the biofilm holds a QMI of about 1.2–1.5 (partial coherence), corresponding to near-perfect energy efficiency and heightened resilience. QCM quantifies why mature biofilm must be de-cohered and lysed, not merely washed.
Fenna-Matthews-Olson, Lindblad equation
Biofilm Quantum Coherence (QCM) is the ATH metric — the Quantum Coherence Modifier — for the degree of coherent energy transfer within a mature phototrophic biofilm. Modelled on the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex and the Lindblad master equation for open quantum systems, it posits that dense, pigmented Stage-3 biofilms can sustain quantum-coherent excitonic transfer: where the coherence time exceeds roughly 300 femtoseconds, the biofilm holds a QMI of about 1.2–1.5 (partial coherence), corresponding to near-perfect energy efficiency and heightened resilience. QCM quantifies why mature biofilm must be de-cohered and lysed, not merely washed.
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