Magnetism, entropy, and the first nano-machines

• Authors: Gargi Mitra-Delmotte , Asoke Mitra
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The efficiency of bio-molecular motors stems from reversible interactions ∼ k
B
T; weak bonds stabilizing intermediate states (enabling direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy). For their (unknown) origins, we suggest that a magnetically structured phase (MSP) formed via accretion of superparamagnetic particles (S-PPs) during serpentinization (including magnetite formation) of igneous rocks comprising the Hadean Ocean floor, had hosted motor-like diffusion of ligand-bound S-PPs through its ‘template’-layers. Ramifications range from optical activity to quantum coherence. A gentle flux gradient offers both detailed-balance breaking non-equilibrium and asymmetry to a magnetic dipole, undergoing infinitesimal spin-alignment changes. Periodic perturbation of this background by local H-fields of templatepartners can lead to periodic high and low-template affinity states, due to the dipole’s magnetic degree of freedom. An accompanying magnetocaloric effect allows interchange between system-entropy and bath temperature. We speculate on a magnetic reproducer in a setting close to the submarine hydrothermal mound-scenario of Russell and coworkers that could evolve bio-ratchets.

Keywords

EN

magnetic-reproduction; Brownian noise; H-field-controlled assembly; symmetry-breaking; magnetocaloric effect

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 259-272

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2010

online

24 - 4 - 2010

Contributors

author

Gargi Mitra-Delmotte

author

Asoke Mitra

• Department of Physics, Delhi University, 244 Tagore Park, Delhi, 110009, India

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-009-0143-4