Phonons and Photosynthetic Energy Transfer - Icn

Ramifications of Quantum Transport• The excitonic system does notconserve energy!(Poor definition of “system?”)• Energy is traded between theprotein and thebacteriochlorophylls.• Quantum transport occurs inphotosynthetic organisms.• The protein plays a very activerole in this system.• The protein’s interaction isrelatively non-specific.