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A Possible Quantum Control Mechanism in TGD-inspired Biology

Matti Pitkänen 1

Abstract

The idea that TGD Universe is quantum critical, is the corner stone of quantum TGD and fixes
the theory more or less uniquely since the only coupling constant parameter of the theory - Kähler
coupling strength - is analogous to critical temperature. Also more than one basic parameter are in
principle possible - maximal quantum criticality fixes the values of all of them - but it seems that
only Kähler coupling strength is needed. TGD Universe is a quantum critical fractal: like a ball
at the top of hill. Quantum criticality allows to avoid the fine tuning problems plaguing as a rule
various unified theories. In this article the recent discovery of that SmBr6 behaves simultaneously as
a conductor and insulator in external magnetic field led to a TGD based model relying on quantum
criticality. Quantum criticality corresponds to a situation in which Landau orbits emerges as an orbit
at the surface of the magnetic flux tube and should lead to generation of large heff phases if TGD
based view about quantum criticality holds true. This also leads to an identification of quantum
bio-control mechanism based on the variation of the thickness of magnetic flux tubes inducing by flux
conservation the variation of field strength controlling quantum critical currents flowing along the
flux tubes. This mechanism is expected to play a central role in living matter.

1 Quantum criticality

The meaning of quantum criticality at the level of dynamics has become only gradually clearer. The
development of several apparently independent ideas generated for about decade ago have led to the
realization that quantum criticality is behind all of them. Behind quantum criticality are in turn number
theoretic vision and strong forms of general coordinate invariance and holography.

1. The hierarchy of Planck constants defining hierarchy of dark phases of ordinary matter corre-
sponds to a hierarchy of quantum criticalities assignable to a fractal hierarchy of sub-algebras of
super-symplectic algebra for which conformal weights are n-ples of those for the entire algebra, n
corresponds to the value of effective Planck constant heff/h = n. These algebras are isomorphic to
the full algebra and act as gauge conformal algebras so that a broken super-conformal invariance is
in question.

2. Quantum criticality in turn reduces to the number theoretic vision about strong form of holography.
String world sheets carrying fermions and partonic 2-surfaces are the basic objects as far as pure
quantum description is considered. Also space-time picture is needed in order to test the theory
since quantum measurements always involve also the classical physics, which in TGD is an exact
part of quantum theory.

Space-time surfaces are continuations of collections of string world sheets and partonic 2-surfaces
to preferred extremals of Kähler action for which Noether charges in the sub-algebra of super-
symplectic algebra vanish. This condition is the counterpart for the reduction of the 2-D criticality
to conformal invariance. This eliminates huge number of degrees of freedom and makes the strong
form of holography possible.

1Correspondence: Matti Pitkänen http://tgdtheory.com/. Address: Karkinkatu 3 I 3, 03600, Karkkila, Finland. Email:
matpitka6@gmail.com.

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3. The hierarchy of algebraic extensions of rationals defines the values of the parameters characterizing
the 2-surfaces, and one obtains a number theoretical realization of an evolutionary hierarchy. One
can also algebraically continue the space-time surfaces to various number fields - reals and the
algebraic extensions of p-adic number fields. Physics becomes adelic. p-Adic sectors serve as
correlates for cognition and imagination. One can indeed have string world sheets and partonic
2-surfaces, which can be algebraically continued to preferred extremals in p-adic sectors by utilizing
p-adic pseudo constants giving huge flexibility. If this is not possible in the real sector, figment
of imagination is in question! It can also happen that only part of real space-time surface can be
generated: this might relate to the fact that imaginations can be seen as partially realized motor
actions and sensory perceptions.

1.1 Quantum criticality and TGD inspired quantum biology

In TGD inspired quantum biology quantum criticality is in crucial role. First some background.

1. Quantum measurement theory as a theory of consciousness is formulated in zero energy ontology
(ZEO) and defines an important aspect of quantum criticality. Strong form of NMP states that
the negentropy gain in the state function reduction at either boundary of causal diamond (CD) is
maximal. Weak form of NMP allows also quantum jumps for which negentropic entanglement is
not generated: this makes possible ethics (good and evil) and morally responsible free will: good
means basically increase of negentropy resources.

2. Self corresponds to a sequence state function reductions to the same boundary of CD and heff

does not change during that period. The increase of heff (and thus evolution!) tends to occur
spontaneously, and can be assigned to the state function reduction to the opposite boundary of CD
in zero energy ontology (ZEO). The reduction to the opposite boundary means death of self and
living matter is fighting in order to avoid this even. To me the only manner to make sense about
basic myth of Christianity is that death of self generates negentropy.

3. Metabolism provides negentropy resources for self and hopefully prevents NMP to force the fatal
reduction to the opposite boundary of CD. Also homeostasis does the same. In this process self
makes possible evolution of sub-selves (mental images dying and re-incarnating) state function by
state function reduction so that the negentropic resources of the Universe increase.

1.2 A new mechanism of quantum criticality

Consider now the mechanisms of quantum criticality. The TGD based model [5] for the recent paradoxical
looking finding [1] that topological insulators can behave like conductors in external magnetic field led to
a discovery of a highly interesting mechanism of criticality, which could play a key role in living matter.

1. The key observation is that magnetic field is present. In TGD framework the obvious guess is
that its flux tubes carry dark electrons giving rise to anomalous currents running in about million
times longer time scales and with velocity, which is about million times higher than expected. Also
supra-currents can be considered.

The currents can be formed of the cyclotron energies of electrons are such that they correspond to
energies near the surface of the Fermi sphere: recall that Fermi energy for electrons is determined
by the density of conduction electrons and is about 1 eV. Interestingly, this energy is at the lower
end of bio-photon energy spectrum. In the field of 10 Tesla the cyclotron energy of electron is .1
mV so that the integer characterizing cyclotron orbit must be n ' 105 if conduction electron is to
be transferred to the cyclotron orbit.

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2. The assumption is that external magnetic field is realized as flux tubes of fixed radius, which
correspond to space-time quanta in TGD framework. As the intensity of magnetic field is varied,
one observes so called de Haas-van Alphen effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Haasvan_
Alphen_effect) used to deduce the shape of the Fermi sphere: magnetization and some other
observables vary periodically as function of 1/B (for a model for the quantum critical variant of the
effect see [2]).

This can be understood in the following manner. As B increases, cyclotron orbits contract. For
certain increments of 1/B n + 1:th orbit is contracted to n:th orbit so that the sets of the orbits
are identical for the values of 1/B, which appear periodically. This causes the periodic oscillation
of say magnetization.

3. For some critical values of the magnetic field strength a new orbit emerges at the boundary of the
flux tube. If the energy of this orbit is in the vicinity of Fermi surface, an electron can be transferred
to the new orbit. This situation is clearly quantum critical.

If the quantum criticality hypothesis holds true, heff/h = n dark electron phase can be generated
for the critical values of magnetic fields. This would give rise to the anomalous conductivity perhaps
involving spin current due to the spontaneous magnetization of the dark electrons at the flux tube.
Even super-conductivity based on the formation of parallel flux tube pairs with either opposite or
parallel directions of the magnetic flux such that the members of the pair are at parallel flux tubes,
can be considered and I have proposed this a mechanism of bio-superconductivity and also high Tc
super-conductivity.

2 A new mechanism of quantum bio-control

The quantum criticality of the process in which new electron orbit emerges near Fermi surface suggests
a new mechanism of quantum bio-control by generation of super currents or its reversal.

1. In TGD inspired quantum biology magnetic body uses biological body as motor instrument and
sensory receptor and EEG and its fractal variants with dark photons with frequencies in EEG range
but energy E = hefff in the range of bio-photon energies make the necessary signalling possible.

2. Flux tubes can become braided and this makes possible quantum computation like processes [3].
Also so called 2-braids - defined by knotted 2-surfaces imbedded in 4-D space-time surface - are
possible for the string world sheets defined by flux tubes identified to be infinitely thin, are possible.
As a matter fact, also genuine string world sheets accompany the flux tubes. 2-braids and knots
are purely TGD based phenomenon and not possible in superstring theory or M-theory.

3. It is natural to speak about motor actions of the magnetic body. It is assumed that the flux
tubes of the magnetic body connect biomolecules to form a kind of Indra’s web explaining the
gel like character of living matter. heff reducing phase transitions contract flux tubes connecting
biomolecules so that they can find each other by this process and bio-catalysis becomes possible.
This explains the mysterious looking ability of bio-molecules to find each other in the dense molecular
soup. In fact the dark matter part is far from being soup! The hierarchy of Planck constants and
heff = hgr hypothesis imply that dark variants of various particles with magnetic moment are
neatly at their own flux tubes like books in shelf.

Reconnection of the U-shaped flux tubes emanating from two subsystems generates a flux tube
pair between them and gives rise to supracurrents flowing between them. Also cyclotron radiation
propagating along flux tubes and inducing resonant transitions is present. This would be the
fundamental mechanism of attention.

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4. I have proposed that the variation of the thickness of the flux tubes could serve as a control mech-
anism since it induces a variation of cyclotron frequencies allowing to get in resonance or out of
it. For instance, two molecules could get in flux tube contact when the cyclotron frequencies are
identical and this can be achieved if they are able to vary their flux tube thickness. The molecules of
immune system are masters in identifying alien molecules and the underlying mechanism could be
based on cyclotron frequency spectrum and molecular attention. This would be also the mechanism
behind water memory and homeopathy [4] which still is regarded as a taboo by mainstreamers.

5. Finally comes the promised new mechanism of bio-control. The variation of the magnetic field
induced by that of flux tube thickness allows also to control whether there is quantum criticality
for the generation of dark electron supra currents of electrons. The Fermi energy of the conduction
electrons at the top of Fermi sphere is the key quantity and dictated by the density of these electrons.
This allows to estimate the order of magnitude of the integers N characterizing cyclotron energy
for ordinary Planck constant and the maximal value of heff/h = n cannot be larger than N .

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