G. Vitiello

DNA waves and water

Some bacterial and viral DNA sequences have been found to induce low frequency electromagnetic waves in high aqueous dilutions. This phenomenon appears to be triggered by the ambient electromagnetic background of very low frequency. We discuss this phenomenon in the framework of quantum field theory. A scheme able to account for the observations is proposed. The reported phenomenon could allow to develop highly sensitive detection systems for chronic bacterial and viral infections.

Electromagnetic field and spontaneous symmetry breaking in biological matter

Abstract Dynamical effects of electromagnetic interaction among electric dipoles in biological systems are studied. On the basis of a previous analysis in terms of spontaneous breakdown of symmetry we show that the Anderson-Higgs-Kibble mechanism occurs, which manifests itself in a self-focusing mechanism of propagation for the electromagnetic field inside the biological systems. Phenomenological consequences, such as the formation of filamentary structures of the type occurring in cell cytoskeleton, are analyzed. The appearance of nonzero temperature due to the finite size and polarization of the system, and the relation with dissipativity are also discussed.

Magnetic flux quantization and Josephson behaviour in living systems

The proposal of coherent electromagnetic processes as the engine for biological dynamics suggests that Josephson effects could be present in living cells. Positive experimental evidence is reported and discussed.

Structures, Correlations and Electromagnetic Interactions in Living Matter: Theory and Applications

Modern physics has elucidated many problems about the structure of complex systems by connecting the apparent macroscopic features to the collective properties of microscopic components. The bridge is provided by the Quantum Field Theory (QFT), which has been recognized as equivalent to a statistical mechanics of assemblies with infinite degrees of freedom. Moreover the quantum theory has been able to account for the emergence of ordered systems from non-ordered sets of microscopic components. Crystals, ferromagnets and superconductors have been successfully described by this approach.

SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKDOWN AND BOSON CONDENSATION IN BIOLOGY

Abstract Electric polarization waves predicted by Frolich in living cells are identified as the Goldstone massless modes which appear as a consequence of the spontaneous breakdown of the SU(2) dipole-rotational symmetry. This breaking is provided by the water polarization induced by Davydov solitons travelling on molecular chains.

Quantum dissipation induced noncommutative geometry

Abstract The quantum statistical dynamics of a position coordinate x coupled to a reservoir requires theoretically two copies of the position coordinate within the reduced density matrix description. One coordinate moves forward in time while the other coordinate moves backward in time. It is shown that quantum dissipation induces, in the plane of the forward and backward motions, a noncommutative geometry. The noncommutative geometric plane is a consequence of a quantum dissipation induced phase interference which is closely analogous to the Aharonov–Bohm effect.

The interplay of biomolecules and water at the origin of the active behavior of living organisms

It is shown that the main component of living matter, namely liquid water, is not an ensemble of independent molecules but an ensemble of phase correlated molecules kept in tune by an electromagnetic (e.m) field trapped in the ensemble. This field and the correlated potential govern the interaction among biomolecules suspended in water and are in turn affected by the chemical interactions of molecules. In particular, the phase of the coherent fields appears to play an important role in this dynamics. Recent experiments reported by the Montagnier group seem to corroborate this theory. Some features of the dynamics of human organisms, as reported by psychotherapy, holistic medicine and Eastern traditions, are analyzed in this frame and could find a rationale in this context.

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and electromagnetic interactions in biological systems

Dynamics of biological systems is investigated in the framework of spontaneous symmetry breaking. Non equilibrium features are considered taking advantage of the existence of many unitarily inequivalent vacua. Anderson-Higgs-Kibble mechanism is shown to be relevant and electromagnetic fields are shown to propagate as self-trapped filaments. Magnetic flux quantization is derived. Some phenomenological consequences are investigated and discussed.

Self-similarity properties of nafionized and filtered water and deformed coherent states

By resorting to measurements of physically characterizing observables of water samples perturbed by the presence of Nafion and by iterative filtration processes, we discuss their scale free, self-similar fractal properties. By use of algebraic methods, the isomorphism is proved between such self-similarity features and the deformed coherent state formalism.

Oxhydroelectric Effect in Bi-Distilled Water

Oxhydroelectric Effect, that is the extraction of electricity from an aqueous electrolytic solution by twin Platinum (Pt) electrodes, mediated by oxygen molecules, has been detected for the first time in bi-distilled water (electric conductivity of 1.2 microSiemens/cm). A dc power of the order of tenths of microW, lasting for many hours, was measured through a resistor (47 kOhm) connected to twin Pt electrodes immersed into bi-distilled water, after the addition of some pieces of Nafion® in one semi-cell and of a very small amount of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - as a source of oxygen - in both semi-cells.